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THE   PEOPLES  WORSHIP. 

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A    COMPLETE    ORDER    OF    SERVICE    FOR    THE 

MORNING    AND    EVENING   WORSHIP   OF 

CHRISTIAN    CONGREGATIONS. 

PREPARED   BY     y' 
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The   Rev.   ROBERT   sKmacARTHUR 


The   Rev.   FRANCIS  BELLAMY. 


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Bcctp'.ablt  in  tba  stgijt,  €/  Eorli,  mg  strtngtlj,  anH  ms  rcBtcmtr. 

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iHrnbrrsitiD  ^Ireas: 
John  Wilson  and  Son,  Cambridge. 


3j«ttoDuctton, 


T^HE  aim  of  this  order  of  Service  is  to  provide  the  people  of 
J-      our   churciies  with   a   natural  and   an   elevated   expression 
of  public  worship. 

innovation.      Each    Congrejujation 
or   unwritten,   and    many   orders 
Most  of  them,  however,  are  con- 
faults  are  :  — 
This  is  not  surprising  when  one 


It    is  not    presented   as  an 
already   has   its   order,    written 
are  more  elaborate  than  this. 
f2ssedly  unsatisfactory.     Their 

I.    'I'heir  lack  of  naturalness. 


reflects  how  hastily  they  are  often  thrown  together,  with  an  eye 
for  expediency  rather  than  for  spiritual  meaning,  copying  stray 
features  from  here  and  there  without  reference  to  their  origin 
and  proper  place. 

2.  The  fact  diat  they  are  often  constructed  for  effectiveness 
of  display,  under  the  suggestions  of  the  choir-master,  who  some- 
times may  prove  a  misleading  master  of  worship. 

3.  The  fact  they  have  not  adequately  recognized  that  public 
worship  ought  always  to  be  the  People's  Worship.  The  exercises 
previous  to  the  sermon  should  not  be  considered  as  "  preliminaries," 
a  kind  of  introduction  to  the  Sermon,  — but  Worship;  the  people's 
word  to  God,  as  the  sermon  expresses  God's  word  to  the  people. 
Here  the  ordinary  Sunday  service  is  at  fault.  It  seems  to  have 
been  conceived  in  a  forgetfulness  that  an  order  of  service  ought  to 
be  primarily  a  natural  and  familiar  vehicle  in  which  tiie  people  can 
express  their  feelings  to  God,  and  with  the  notion  that  the  exercises 
are  primarily  an  agency  through  which  the  people  are  to  be  acted 
upon  by  minister  and  choir.  This  is  also  a  fatal  error  in  the 
Roman  Catholic  service. 

These  are  the  leading  blemishes  in  most  of  our  modern  orders 
of  service.     Few  are  contented  with  them.     They  are  ornate  and 


INTRODUCTIOX. 


varied  and  long  enouj,'h ;  but  tliey  are  bewildering  botli  becausf; 
of  tlieir  frc(iuent  tliaiiges,  and  of  their  remoteness  from  any 
familiar  form  of  devotion  either  of  the  closet  or  of  the  prayer- 
meeting.  Devout  Christians  who  liave  gone  to  the  iioiise  of  God 
to  worship,  and  have  felt  themselves  disappointed,  have  grown 
weary  nf  services  which  depend  for  their  effectiveness  upon  the 
minister's  mood  or  personal  power,  and  upon  the  choir's  perfor- 
mances. Ministers,  in  multitudes,  have  realized  what  spiritual 
opportunity  is  being  lost  every  Lord's  Day  in  the  inadequacy 
of  the  ordinary  service,  and  have  wished  for  some  order  wh'ch 
might  avoid  the  above  faults,  and  afford  the  people  a  simpL  and 
natural  expression  of  their  worshi]). 

Numerous  attempts,  on  a  limited  scale,  have  been  made  for  the 
accomplishment  of  this  purpose.  But  most  of  them,  though  ex- 
cellent within  their  scope,  have  failed  to  win  general  acceptance, 
largely  because  they  have  not  recognized  the  instinctive  fondness 
which  a  regular  Congregation  has  for  regularity  of  exercises.  Of 
course  there  should  be  margin  for  some  variation;  we  want  no 
inflexibility  like  that  of  the  Episcopal  Prayer-book.  Yet  it  is  nat- 
ural for  us  to  want  certain  general  grooves  for  our  devotion ;  we  pre 
disturbed  by  not  knowing  what  to  expect  when  we  attend  public 
worship. 

This  little  service-book  is  a  reverent  attempt  to  offer  to  Chris- 
tian Congregations  an  Order  which  embodies  the  following 
characteristics :  — 

1,  It  has,  first  of  all,  sought  naturalness.  It  has  endeavored  to 
seize  upon  the  class  of  Scriptural  passages  which  are  most  familiar 
in  the  prayer-meeting  and  in  the  personal  experience  of  the  Evan- 
gelical believer.  It  has  sought  to  compass  the  chief  phases  of  the 
believer's  relation  to  God,  and  to  express,  with  a  natural  sequence, 
in  public  the  familiar  thoughts  of  the  closet. 

2.  It  has  sought  to  dethrone  the  spectacular  and  display  element 
which  finds  too  large  a  place  in  much  of  our  modern  public  service. 
The  choir  has  a  place  of  no  less  importance  than  before,  but  its 
voice  is  to  fall  unobtrusively  into  the  trend  of  the  people's  worship, 
and  to  assist  in  expressing  the  people's  thought  rather  than  to 
divert  it.  by  an  unexpected  effect.  The  function  of  the  choir  is 
exalted,  and  its  opportunity  enlrrged,  while  its  personnel  is  more 
retired. 


INTKODUCTIOX. 


3.  This  Order  lias  aimed  to  express  the  people's  worship.  In 
this  service  less  depends  on  the  minister's  personality;  more,  on 
his  desire  to  assist  the  people  to  worship.  The  preaching  and  his 
manner  of  conducting  the  service  will  give  to  his  personality  suffi- 
cient opportunity;  it  is  the  personality  of  the  people  which  is  here 
accented. 

4.  Very  little  that  is  entirely  new  is  suggested;  and  what  is  new 
may  remain  unused  without  serious  detriment  to  the  significance  of 
the  service.  The  aim  has  been  rather  to  re-arrange  existing  u.sages 
so  as  to  secure  the  above  desid>!rata  of  naturalness,  spirituality, 
and  emphasis  of  the  people's  part.  A  few  venerable  forms,  to  be 
found  in  most  of  our  hymnals,  although  hitherto  seldom  used,  are 
suggested  because  of  their  simple  grandeur  and  their  exalted 
spirituality  above  most  of  our  modern  productions.  They  origin- 
ated in  the  Primitive  Church,  and  are  the  property  of  no  one 
denomination,  but  belong  to  the  whole  Hody  of  Christ.  They 
have  stood  the  test  of  time,  and  the  people  have  never  wearied 
of  them. 

The  authors  put  forth  this  offering  in  the  belief  that  it  is  timely. 
There  in  a  growing  demand  for  a  people's  worship  which  shall  be 
both  natural  and  spiritual.  The  Church  of  the  Apostles  had  nothing 
else.  Responsive  psalms,  general  hymns,  general  prayers,  general 
responses  by  all,  made  up  the  early  worship.  The  Papacy  gradu- 
ally silenced  the  people's  voice,  and  substituted  pageantry  by  priest 
diid  choir.  The  English  Reformers  made  their  first  struggle  to 
win  back  worship  for  the  people.  The  American  Puritans,  reject- 
ing the  English  liturg/  as  still  too  ritualistic,  nevertheless  stoutly 
maintained,  in  general  psalm,  in  requests  for  prayer,  in  rovc-ent 
standing  during  prayer,  and  in  final  response,  the  people's  privilege 
in  public  worship.  It  was  the  successors  of  the  early  American 
fathers  who  allowed  choirs  and  artistic  singers  and  great  organs 
to  take  away  again,  like  the  Papacy  of  old,  the  people's  voice,  and 
finally  to  leave  us  with  the  present  elaborate,  but  changeful  and 
often  unmeaning,  patchwork  style  of  service. 

So,  not  with  haste,  but  after  prolonged  and  careful  study  of  the 
history  and  meaning  of  the  various  forms  of  Christian  worship: 
not  as  hostile  innovators,  but  rejoicing  in  all  the  steps  already 
taken  towards  a  true  utterance  of  the  people's  devotion ;  not  as 
heralds  of  any  untried  and  undesired  fashion  of  service,  but  as 


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JXTKODUCIION. 


endeavorinp;  to  express  the  scriptural  iilea  of  spiritual  worship  by 
"all  the  people"  in  familiar  forms  of  modern  usage;  ami  finally, 
with  no  disrespect  for  the  past,  but  in  affectionate  harmony  with 
tlic  Evangelical  faith  delivered  to  us  from  the  fathers,  the  authors 
devoutly  put  forth  tliis  book  of  worship. 

They  are  conscious  that  it  is  not  without  defects,  although  it  has 
been  the  work  of  years,  and  has  been  retained  for  rcvisiim  many 
months  since  its  completion.  Yet  its  defects  are  believed  not  to 
be  serious,  but  likely  to  be  obscured  by  a  brief  use.  It  is  set 
forth  in  the  belief  simply  that  it  will  prove  a  true  enrichment  to 
e.xisling  methods,  and  in  tlie  trust  that  it  will  assist  to  profounder 
devotion  and  higher  enjoyment  of  soul  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 


EXPLANATORY    NOTE. 


We  have  spoken  of  the  meaning  which  ought  to  underlie  an 
order  of  worship.  It  will  be  well  to  call  attention  to  the  presence 
and  position  of  several  salient  features  of  this  service. 

Divine  service  always  involves  two  elements,  —  the  approach  of 
the  people  to  Cod,  and  the  message  of  God  to  the  people.  In  the 
order  here  submitted,  these  two  parts  are  presented  in  succession. 
Under  the  heailing  "  Devotion  "  are  found  the  songs  of  praise, 
the  confession  of  sin,  the  prayers  of  the  people,  and  other  acts  in 
which  they  make  their  address  to  God.  In  the  second  part,  under 
the  heading  "  Instruction,"  will  be  found  the  commandments 
spoken  of  old,  the  teachings  of  Scripture,  and  the  sermon  of  him 
who  speaks  in  the  name  of  God. 

Preference  is  given  to  the  "Holy,  holy,  holy,"  as  the  opening 
doxology,  for  two  reasons:  (i)  it  is  followed  by  the  Confession 
of  Sin,  and  as  a  recognition  of  the  holiness  of  God  it  naturally 
leads  the  way  to  a  recognition  of  the  sinfulness  of  the  human 
heart  ;  (2)  the  music  is  less  labored  and  more  in.spiriting  than 
"Old  Hundred." 

In  all  private  prayer  the  first  instinct  is  confession.  Therefore 
confession  should  be  a  feature,  and  always  a  feature  of  public 
worship.  Praise  is  not  quite  natural  until  the  worshipper  is  in 
some  way  reminded  that  he  is  under  no  condemnation.     Indeed, 


EXPLAXA  TON  Y  XO  TE. 


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the  Lord's  Prayer  is  more  fully  entered  into,  if,  instead  of  uttering 
it  thouj^htlcssly  at  the  l)e;;inniiij;  of  the  service,  tiie  worshipjicr  is 
|)rei)ared  for  it  in  iieart  by  confession,  and  acceptance  of  grace. 
The  two  confessions  (niorninjj  and  evening)  have  been  arrangeil 
from  the  scripture  texts  most  endeared  by  use  and  experience  to 
Evangelical  congregations. 

The  "(dory  be  to  the  Father,"  etc.,  rightfully  belongs  at  the 
enil  of  the  psalm.  There  is  where  it  was  born  in  the  Primitive 
Church.  The  early  Christians  wished  to  remind  themselves  and 
othe.s  that  they  interpreted  the  psalms  in  the  light  of  the  glorious 
Trinity. 

The  "  Venite  "  has  for  ages  been  the  opening  morning  prayer 
of  Christian  congregations.  It  is  peculiarly  adapted  to  tiiis 
purpose,  and  ought  to  have  a  frequent  use  in  our  worship  of 
praise.  The  "  Te  Deum  "  and  the  "  Gloria  in  Excelsis  "  are 
venerable  hymns  of  the  Early  Church,  and  for  stateliness  and 
uplifting  power  ought  to  be  familiar  in  our  modern  worship. 

The  Creed,  which  is  inserted  for  optional  use,  is  seen  to  differ 
slightly  from  the  ordinary  phrasing.  It  is  not  called  the  Apostles' 
Creed,  because  there  is  no  true  Apostles'  Creed.  There  is  no 
authentic  original;  it  has  existed  in  various  forms;  it  was  changed 
to  meet  the  ciianging  aspects  of  faith  in  several  successive  cen- 
turies. The  changes  here  introduced  are  therefore  not  without 
;".  xedent;  tiiey  remove  the  need  for  any  prei..tory  note  regarding 
pl./ases  at  which  many  stumble ;  and  they  so  broaden  the  old 
symbol,  moreover,  that  no  Evangelical  believer  ran  scruple  to 
use  it. 

Why  should  not  God's  commands  in  both  Old  and  iN^ew  Testa- 
ments have  a  stated  place  in  our  worship  ?  They  are  here  given 
a  ugular  position  in  both  morning  and  evening  service  in  the 
faith  that  greater  familiarity  with  the  divine  precepts  will  issue 
in  a  wider  obedience  to  them.  Great  variety,  it  will  be  noticed, 
is  given  in  their  selection. 

The  sermon  is  but  the  elucidation  of  God's  word  to  us.  In 
order  that  tliis  close  connection  may  not  be  forgotten  by  the 
people,  the  two  are  placed  in  conjunction.  To  divide  them  by  a 
hymn  is  meaningless ;  the  only  reason  a  hymn  is  ever  put  there 
is  because  it  seems  a  convenient  place  to  interject  one.  In  this 
service,  other  places  quite  as  convenient  for  the  hymns  are  pro- 
vided under  the  general  head  of  Devotion ;  so  that  the  natural 
relation  of  sermon  to  Scripture  may  have  nothing  to  obscure  it 
in  the  minds  of  the  people. 


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EXPLANATORY  NOTE. 


After  the  Scripture  lesson,  however,  and  before  the  sermon,  may 
be  sung  with  good  reason  the  single  line  "  Glory  be  to  Thee,  O 
God."  This  exclamation  was  customary  in  the  primitive  Church, 
in  recognition  of  the  inestimable  gift  of  God's  revelation  of  himself 
in  the  Scriptures. 

Other  illustrations  of  the  effort  to  arrive  at  naturalness  of  wor- 
ship will  be  evident  as  the  service  remains  in  use. 


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CONTENTS. 


I 


1  AfiE 

The  People's  Mok\i\(;  W'okshii- ,3 

The  People's  EvENL\(i  VVokship 21 

DoxoLOfiiEs,  Responses,  and  Chants:  — 

I.     »  Holy,  Holy,  Holy,"  etc 29 

II.     " Therefore,  with  angel.s  "  etc 30 

III.  "Glory  be  to  the  Father,"  etc 3. 

IV.  "  Lord,  Iwve  mercy  upon  us,"  etc 32 

\'.     "  Blessing  and  Honour,"  etc 34 

VI.     "  To  the  only  wise  God,"  etc 34 

VII.     "  .Search  me,  O  God,"  etc 35 

VIII.     "  Glory  be  to  Thee,  O  Lord," 33 

I.X.     "  We  prai.se  Thee,  O  God,"  etc 3r> 

X.     "  O  come,  let  us  sing,"  etc 38 

XI.     "  Prair,e  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,"  etc.     .....  3^ 

XII.     " Glory  be  to  God  on  high,"  etc 40 

XIII.     " Our  Father."  etc 4, 

Approppiate  Scriptures  fou  Opemn(j  Wohshii'      .     .  43 

Approprl\te  Scriptures  for  the  Offerings  .     ...  45 

The  Psalter ,_ 

Index  to  the  Psalter ,25 

Supplementary  Note  on  Conduct  of  WoKsmr      .     .  126 


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I. 

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THE   CALL  TO   WORSHIP. 

La  the  Minuter  begin  the  service  by  reading  one  or  more 
appropriate  Scriptures. 


All  the 
People 
ilanJing, 


THE   MORNIx\G   DOXOLOGY. 

Let  all  the  People  commence  the  worship  in  the  followine 
doxology :  •* 

Holy,  holy,  holy,  I,ord  God  Almighty : 

Early  in  the  morning  our  song  shall  rise  to  Thee ; 

Holy,  holy,  holy,  merciful  and  mighty, 

God  in  three  persons,  blessed  Trinity. 

Or,  if  preferred,  may  be  sung : 

Praise  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow; 
Praise  Him,  all  creatures  here  below  ; 
Praise  Him  above,  ye  heavenly  host : 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 


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THE  MORNING   WORSHIP. 


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All  the 
Peofle  still 
standing. 


People  : 


Minister . 


People  : 


A   SCRIPTURAL  CONFESSION. 

Let  Minister  ami  People  then  unite  in  this  Confession  : 
Minister :   If  we  say  that  we  have  no  sin  we  deceive  ourselvci-, 
and  the  truth  is  .not  in  us. 

If  we  confess  our  sins,  He  is  faithful  and  just  to 
forgive  us  our  sins,  and  to  cleanse  us  from  all  un- 
righteousness.     (John  i.  S,  9.) 

Him  that  cometh  unto  me  I  will  in  no  wise  cast 

out.      (John  vi.  37.) 

For  we  have  not  an  High  Priest  which  cannot  be 
touched  with  the  feeling  of  our  infirmities,  but  was 
in  all  points  tempted  like  as  we  are,  yet  without 
sin. 

Minister :  Let  us  therefore  come  boldly  unto  the  throne  of 
grace,  that  we  may  obtain  mercy  and  find  grace 
to  help  in  tim>  of  need.     (Heb.  iv.  15,  16.) 

Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  God,  according  to  thy 
lovingkindness  ;  according  to  the  multitude  of  thy 
tender  mercies  blot  out  my  transgressions.  The 
sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit ;  a  broken 
and  a  contrite  heart,  O  God,  Thou  wilt  not  despise. 
Create  in  me  a  clean  heart,  O  God  :  and  renew 
a  right  spirit  within  me.     tPs.  li.  i,  10,  17.) 

Minister:  God  so  loved  the  world  that  he  gave  his  only  be- 
gotten Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  on  him  should 
not  perish,  but  have  everlasting  life.     (John  Hi.  16.) 

People :  Therefore,  being  justified  by  faith,  we  have  peace 
with  God  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.    (Rom.  v.  i.) 


Minister 

and 
People. 


THE  MORNING    WORSHIP. 


IS 


Minister     Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven, 

and        Hallowed  be  thy  name. 
People :      Thy  kingdom  come. 

Thy  will  be  done  in  earth  as  it  is  in  heaven. 

Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread. 

And  forgive  us  our  debts  as  we  forgive  our  debtors. 

And  lead  us  not  into  temptation, 

But  deliver  us  from  evil : 

For  thine  is  the  kingdom  and  the  power  and  the 
glory,  forever.     Amen.     (Matt,  vi.  9-13.) 

An  Anthem  of  Praise  may  here  be  sung  by  the  Choir. 


AH  the 
PcofU 
slandtng 


A   SELECTION    FROM   THE   PSALMS. 

The  Psalm  is  to  be  read  resfionsively  between  the  Minister  and 
the  People.     At  the  end  of  the  Psalm  should  be  snn^'  • 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy 

Ghost ; 
As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and   ever  shall   be, 

world  without  end  :     Amen. 


If  desired,  a  brief  Scripture  Lesson  of  Praise  may  here  be 
read  by  the  Minister.  Passages  like  the  following  are  suggested: 
Ps.  xxiii.,  c,  cl.;  Luke  i.  46-55;  Rom.  viii.  35-39;  Rev.  iv.  8-1 1; 
v.  8-14. 


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blinding. 


A    HYMN   OF   PRAISE. 

The  hymn  is  to  be  sung  by  all  the  People.  Unless  a  special 
hymn  is  announced  by  the  Minister,  either  the  "  IVe  praise  Thee, 
O  God''  (Page  36),  or  the  "  O  come,  let  us  sing"  (page  38),  will 
be  chanted  by  the  Choir  and  the  People. 


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THE  MORXIA'G    WORSHIP. 


A    CREED. 

All  till  At  the  close  of  the  hymn  (unless  the  hymn  has  been  the  '    IVe 

Peofle  still  ^,.^/f,,  jft^.g  o  God"  which  is  in  itself  a  creed),  mav  be  repeated 

staiidmtr,       '  ,,,,'■        ^        J 

by  the  Minister  and  People  the  following  Creed: 

I  believe  in  C.od  the  Father  Almighty, 
Maker  of  heaven  and  earth  ; 
And  in  Jesus  Christ  his  only  Son  our  Lord  : 
Who  was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost  j 
Born  of  the  virgin  Mary  ; 
Suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate  ; 
Was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried  ; 
The  third  day  he  rose  from  the  dead ; 
He  ascended  into  heaven. 

And  sitteth  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father  Almighty  ; 
From  thence  he  shall  come  to  judge  the  quick  and  the 
dead. 

I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost ; 
The  Church  of  the  Living  God  ; 
The  Communion  of  saints  ; 
The  Forgiveness  of  sins  ; 
The  Resurrection  of  the  dead  ; 
And  the  Life  Everlasting.     Amen. 

THE   GENERAL   PRAYER   OF  THE   PEOPLE. 

Let  the  uttered  prayer  of  the  Mitiister  be  the  prayer  of  all  the 
People.  The  Minister  mav  close  this  prayer  with  the  Pauline 
Doxology  : 

Now  unto  him  that  is  able  to  do  exceeding  abundantly, 
above  all  that  we  ask  or  think,  according  to  the  power  that 
worketh  in  us,  unto  him  be  glory  in  the  Church  by  Jesus  Christ 
throughout  all  ages,  world  without  end.  —  (^ph.  iii.  20, 21.) 

To  which  let  all  the  People  sav  the  Amen. 

.  //  the  close  of  the  prayer,  a  response  may  be  sung  by  the  Choir, 
if  desired. 


THE  MOliXIXG    WORSHIP. 


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THE   OFFERINGS   OF   THE  PEOPLE. 

riie  fiiitlicrin^  of  the  Offcriiii^s  should  he  preceded  or  follotvcd  by 
a  brie/prayer  of  dedication  Dining  the  gathering  any  Scrip- 
ture re/atiiit^  to  giving  may  be  read  or  sung.  B  'it  if  desired.,  the 
ojferings  may  be  gathered  after  the  Sermon. 

A   HYMN    OF    FAITH    AND   CONSECRATION. 

Let  all  the  People  sing  the  hymn.  A  t  the  conclusion  of  this  part 
of  the  Service  the  week's  .Innouncenients  may  be  made. 


II. 

S'n^truction. 

Either  the  Commandments,  or  the  Law  of  L^ove,  or  the  Beati- 
tudes should  be  read  as  part  of  the  Morning  Instruction. 

THE    COMMANDMENTS. 

If  the  Commandments  are  used,  the  Minister  should  read  the 
Ten,  and  then  the  Two  Great  Commandments,  the  People  saying 
or  singing  the  7-esponses. 

And  God  spake  all  these  words,  saying,  I  am  the  Lord  thy 
God ; 

I.     Thou  shalt  have  no  other  gods  before  me. 

II.  Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  any  graven  image,  or 
any  likeness  of  anything  that  is  in  heaven  above,  or  that  is  in 
the  earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  water  under  the  earth  ; 
thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself  to  them,  nor  serve  them  ;  for 
I  the  I^rd  thy  God  am  a  jealous  God,  visiting  the  iniquity  of 
the  fathers  upon  the  children  unto  the  third  and  fourth  genera- 
tion of  them  that  hate  me  ;  and  showing  mercy  unto  thousands 
of  them  that  love  me,  and  keep  my  commandments. 

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III.  Thou  shall  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy  God  in 
vain  ;  for  the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guiltless  that  taketh  his 
name  in  vain. 

W.  Remember  the  Sabbath  day  to  keep  it  holy.  Six  days 
shalt  thou  labour  and  do  all  thy  work ;  but  the  seventh  day  is 
the  Sabbath  of  the  Lord  thy  God ;  in  it  thou  shalt  not  do  any 
work,  thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor  thy  daughter,  thy  man-servant, 
nor  thy  maid-servant,  nor  thy  cattle,  nor  thy  stranger  that  is 
within  thy  gates ;  for  in  six  days  the  Lord  made  heaven  and 
earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is,  and  rested  the  seventh 
day :  wherefore  the  Lord  blest  the  Sabbath  day,  and  hal- 
lowed it. 

All  the  People :  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our 

hearts  to  keep  these  laws. 
V.    Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother,  that  thy  days  may  be 
long  upon  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 
VL     Thou  shalt  not  kill. 
\'ll.     Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 
VIIL     Thou  shalt  not  steal. 
IX.     Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness  against  thy  neighbour. 
X.     Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour's  house,  thou  shalt 
not  covet  thy  neighbour's  wife,  nor  his  man-servant,  nor  his 
maid-servant,  nor  his  ox,  nor  his  ass,  nor  anything  that  is  thy 
neighbour's.     (Ex.  xx.  3-17.) 

J//  the  People :  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our 

hearts  to  keep  these  laws. 
Jesus  said,  Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy 
heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind.     This  is  the 
first  and  great  commandment.     And  the  second  is  like  unto  it ; 
thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself.  On  these  two  command- 
ments hang  all  the  Law  and  the  Prophets.     (Matt.  xxii.  37-40.) 
All  the  People :  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  write    all 
these  thy  words  in  our  hearts,  we   be- 
seech Thee. 


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THE  MORNING   WO  K  SHIP. 


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Or  this, 
THE   LAW   OF    LOVE. 

7'/ie  Miiiis'cr  may  raid  these  Comtimnds  of  the  Lord  Jesus, 
the  People  saying  or  singing  the  last  of  the  above  responses. 

Think  not  that  I  am  come  to  destroy  the  Law  or  the 
Prophets :  I  am  not  come  to  destroy,  but  to  fulfil.  For 
verily  I  say  mto  you  :  Till  heaven  and  earth  pass,  one  jot  or 
one  tittle  shall  in  no  wise  pass  from  the  Law,  till  all  be  fulfilled. 
Whosoever,  therefore,  shall  break  one  of  the  least  of  these 
commandments,  and  shall  teach  men  so,  shall  be  called  the 
least  in  the  kingdom  of  the  heavens  :  but  whosoever  shall  do 
and  teach  them,  the  same  shall  be  called  great  in  the  kingdom 
of  the  heavens.     (Matt.  v.  17-19.) 

.And  Jesus  said  :  The  first  of  all  the  commandments  is,  Hear, 
O  Israel ;  the  Lord  our  (lod  is  one  Lord  :  And  thou  shalt  love 
the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and 
with  all  thy  mind,  and  with  all  thy  strength. 

And  the  second  is  like,  namely  this.  Thou  shalt  love  thy 
neighbour  as  thyself.     (  Mark  xii.  29-31.) 

A  new  commandment  I  give  unto  you,  That  ye  love  one 
another;  as  I  have  loved  jou,  that  ye  also  love  one  another. 
By  this  shall  all  men  know  that  ye  are  my  disciples,  if  ye  have 
love  one  to  another.     (John  xiii.  34, 35 ) 

Therefore  all  things  whatsoever  ye  would  that  men  shoald 
do  to  you,  do  ye  even  so  to  them :  for  this  is  the  Law  and 
the  Prophets.     (Matt.  vii.  12.) 

All  the  People .-  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  write  all 
these  thy  words  in  our  hearts,  we  be- 
seech Thee. 

Or  this, 
THE    BEATITUDES. 

r/u  Aft/lister  may  read  the  Beatitudes  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  the 
People  saying  or  singing,  at  the  end,  the  "  Blessing  and  honour." 

Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit :  for  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of 
heaven. 


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THE  MOKXIXG    UOKSllIP. 


lilessed  are  they  that  mourn  :  for  they  shall  be  comforted. 

lilessed  are  the  meek  :  for  they  shall  inherit  the  earth 

Blessed  are  they  which  do  hunger  and  thirst  after  righteous- 
ness :  for  they  shall  be  filled. 

lilessed  are  the  merciful :  for  they  shall  obtain  mercy. 

lUessed  are  the  pure  ift  heart :   for  they  shall  see  God. 

Blessed  are  the  peacemakers :  for  they  shall  be  called  the 
children  of  Clod. 

Blessed  are  they  which  are  persecuted  for  righteousness' 
sake  :    for  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

Blessed  are  ye,  when  men  shall  revile  you,  and  persecute 
you,  and  shall  say  all  manner  of  evil  against  you  falsely,  for 
my  sake. 

Rejoice  and  be  exceeding  glad  ;  for  great  is  your  reward 
in  heaven :  for  so  persecuted  they  the  prophets  which  were 
before  you.     (Matt.  v.  3-12.) 

All  the    Blessing  and  honour,  and  glory  and  power, 

People :   Be  unto  Him  that  sitteth  upon  the  throne, 

And  unto  the  Lamb,  forever  and  ever.     Amen. 

( kev.  V.  13.) 

THE   SCRH'TURE   LESSON. 

THE   SERMON   OF   THE   MINISTER. 

tX^z  Conclufition. 

A   HYMN.    . 

This  hymn  may  be  suni;  by  all  the  People,  or  by  the  Choir  alone, 
or  may  be  omitted  altoj;ether,  if  desired. 

THE   DISMISSAL. 

At  the  end  of  the  Minister''s  Benediction,  let  all  the  People, 
according  to  the  Scripture  usage-,  say  Amen. 


nfortcd. 

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righteous- 


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iteousness 


persecute 
falsely,  for 

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hich  were 

\men. 

(  Kev.  V.  i-j.) 


~hoir  alone. 


the  People, 


All  the 
People 
\tiuiding. 


Demotion. 

THE   CALL  TO   WORSHII'. 

Let  the  Afinistcr  hei^iii  the  service  by  reading  one  or  more  ap- 
propriate Scriptures. 


THE   EVENING   DOXOLOGY. 

Let  all   the  People  commence  the  worship  in  the  following 
iloxology : 

Holy,  holy,  holy,  though  the  darkness  hide  Thee, 
Though  the  eye  of  sinful  man  thy  glory  may  not  see, 
Only  Thou  art  holy ;  there  is  none  beside  Thee 
Perfect  in  power,  in  love,  and  purity.     Amen. 

Or,  if  preferred,  the  follmving  hymn  of  the  Primitive  Church 
may  be  used  as  an  evening  doxology  : 

Minister:  Lift  up  your  hearts. 

Peop/e :       We  lift  them  up  unto  the  I^rd. 

Minister :  Let  us  give  thanks  unto  our  Lord  God.    ' 
Peopie :      It  is  meet  and  right  so  to  do. 


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AH  the 
P  ■  tfU-  still 
itaii  liiii;. 


33  T//E   EVENING   WORSIlir. 

Minister :  It  is  very  meet,  right,  and  our  hoiiiKkn  duty,  that 
wc  should  at  all  times,  anil  in  all  places,  give 
thanks  unto  'rhce.  O  l,ord,  Holy  Kathcr,  Almighty, 
Everlasting  (iod. 

People  :       Theroforc  with  Angels  and  Archangels, 
And  with  all  the  company  of  heaven. 
We  laud  and  magnify  thy  glorious  Name; 
l-'-vcrmore  i)raising  Thee,  and  saying  : 
Holy,  holy,  holy,  Lord  (Iod  of  hosts. 
Heaven  and  earth  are  full  of  thy  glory : 
Cilory  be  to  Thee,  ()  lord  Most  High.     Amen. 

A   SCRU'TURAL   CONFESSION. 

Let  .\finistir  and  People  then  unite  in  this  Confession  : 
Minister :  Uehold  the  Lamb  of  (Iod  which  taketh  away  the 

sin  of  the  world.     ( John  i.  29.) 
People :       All   we    like    sheep    have   gone   astray ;   we    have 
turned  every  one  to  his  own  way,  and  the    Lord 
hath  laid  on  him  the  initpiity  of  us  all.     (Isa.  liii.  6.) 
Minister :  Let  the  wicked  forsake  his  way  and  the  unrighteous 
man  his  thoughts,  and  let  him  return  unto  the  Lord, 
and  he  will  have  mercy  upon  him  ;  and  to  our  (Iod, 
for  he  will  abumlantly  pardon.     (Isa.  iv.  7.) 
Minister     O  Ciod,  I  acknowledge  my  trangressions,  and  my  sin 
and         is  ever  before  me.     Wash  me  thoroughly  from  mine 
People.       iniquity,  and  cleanse  me  from  my  sin.     Cast  me  not 
away  from  thy  presence,  and  take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit 
from  me.     Create  in  me  a  clean  heart,  ()  Cod,  and 
renew  a  right  spirit  within  me.     (Ps.  li.  2.  3,  lo,  n.) 
Minister:  God  was  in  Christ  reconciling  the  world  unto  him- 
,  self,  not  imputing  their  trespasses  unto  them,  and 

hath  committed  unto  us  the  word  of  reconciliation. 

(2  Cor.  V.  19.) 


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There  is,  therefore,  now  no  condemnation  to  them 
which  are  in  Clirist  Jesus,  who  walit  not  after  the 
flesh,  but  after  the  spirit,     (Rum.  viii.  i.) 

Our  Father  whicli  art  in  heaven, 
Hallowed  be  thy  Name. 
'I'hy  kingdom  come. 

Thy  will  be  done  in  earth  as  it  is  in  heaven, 
(live  us  this  day  our  daily  bread. 
And  forgive  us  our  debts  as  we  forgive  our  debtors. 
And  lead  us  not  into  temptation. 
But  deliver  us  from  evil : 

For  thine  is  the  kingdom  and  the  power  and  the 
glory,  forever.     Amen.      (Matt.  vi.  9-13.) 


An  Anthem  of  PraiiC  may  here  be  sitng  by  the  Choir. 


.;   SELECTION    FROM    THE    PSALMS. 

The  Psalm  is  to  be  read  responsively  between  the  Minister  and 
the  People.    At  the  end  of  the  Psaltn  should  be  sung  : 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc. 

//  desired,  a  brief  Scripture  Lesson  oj  Praise  may  here  be  read 
by  the  Minister.  Passaj^'es  like  the  following;  are  su^^t^ested : 
Ps,  xxxiv.  1-4;  cv  1-3;  cxxxiv.  ;  cxxxv.  1-3;  Phil,  ii  5-11; 
Rev.  vii.  9-12;  xix.  5-7. 


HYMN    OF    PRAISE 

The  hymn  is  to  be  sunt;  by  all  the  People.  Unless  a  special 
hymn  is  announced  by  the  Minister,  one  of  the  following  will 
be  chanted  antiphonally  by  the  Choir  and  the  People:  either 
"  Praise  the  Lord,  O  my  soul "  (page  39),  or  "  Glory  be  to  God  on 
High  "  (page  40). 


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THE  EVENING    WORSHIP. 


THE   GENERAL   PRAYER   OF   THE    PEOPLE. 

Let  the  uttered  prayer  of  the  Minister  be  the  prayer  o''  all  the 
People.  The  Minister  may  close  this  prayer  with  the  Apocalyptic 
Do  nlogy  : 

Unto  Him  that  hath  loved  us  and  washed  us  from  our  sins 
in  his  own  blood,  and  hath  made  us  kings  and  priests  unto 
(lod  and  his  Father:  to  Him  be  glory  and  dominion  forever 
and  ever.     (Rev.  i.  5,  6.) 

To  which  lei  all  the  People  say  Amen. 

At  the  close  of  this  prayer,  a  response  may  be  sung  by  the  Choir, 
if  desired. 

THE   OFFERINGS   OF   THE   PEOPLE. 

These  should  be  gathered  as  in  the  Morning  Service. 

A   HYMN   OF    FAITH   AND   CONSECRATION. 

Let  all  the  People  sing  the  hymn .  A  t  the  conclusion  of  this  part 
of  the  Service  any  Announcements  may  be  made. 


II. 


^njJtruction. 

Some  portion  of  the  New  Testament  precepts  should  be  read  as 
part  of  the  Evening  Instruction, 

THE    LAW  OF   CHRIST. 

Minister:  This  is  the  work  of  God,  that  ye  believe  on  Him 

whom  he  hath  sent.     (John  vi.  79.) 
People :       I  cried  unto  thee,  Save  me  and  I  shall  keep  thy 

testimonies.     (Ps,  cxix.  146.) 
Minister:  Remember  the  words  of  'he   Lord  Jesus,  how  he 

said,  It  is  more  blessed  to  give  than  to  receive. 

(Acts.  XX.  35  ) 


I 


THE  EVEXIXG    IVOKSIIIP. 


25 


■of  all  the 
apocalyptic 

n  our  sins 
iests  unto 
on  forever 


the  Choir, 


^f  this  part 


I  be  read  as 

e  on  Him 
1  keep  tliy 

lis,  how  he 

eceive. 
(Acts.  XX.  35  ) 


I  will  run  in  the  way  of  thy  commandments  when 
Thou  shall  enlarge  my  heart.     (I's.  cxix.  32.) 

Take  heed  and  beware  of  covetousness ;  for  a 
man's  life  consisteth  not  in  the  abundance  of  the 
things  which  he  possesseth.     (Lukexii.  15.) 

Incline  my  heart  unto  thy  testimonies,  and  not  to 
covetousness.     (Ps.  cxix.  3/).) 

Keep  thyself  pure.  P'ornication,  and  all  unclean- 
ness,  let  it  not  be  once  named  among  you,  as  be- 
cometh  saints  ;  neither  filthiness  nor  foolish  talking. 
For  out  of  the  abundance  of  the  heart  the  mouth 

speaketh.      (i  rim.  ■•.  22;  Epii.  v.  3,  4;  Matt.  xii.  34.) 

Peop/e :  Thy  word  have  I  hid  in  my  heart  that  I  might  not 
sin  against  Thee.     (Fs.  cxix.  u.) 

Minister:  Putting  away  lying,  let  every  man  speak  truth  with 
his  neighbour ;  for  we  are  members  one  of  another. 

(Eph.  iv.  25.) 

People :       I  hate  and  abhor  lying,  but  thy  law  do  I  love. 

(Ps.  cxix.  163.) 

Minister :  Let  all  bitterness  and  wrath  and  anger  and  clamour 
and  evil  speaking  be  jnit  away  from  you,  with  all 
malice.     And  be  ye  kind  one  to  another. 

(Eph.  iv.  31,  32,) 

People :       Great  peace  have  they  which  love  thy  law. 

(Ps.  cxix.  165.) 

Minister :  But  I  say  unto  you,  Love  your  enemies,  do  good 
to  them  that  hate  you,  and  pray  for  them  which 
despitefully  use  you.  As  ye  would  that  men 
should  do  unto  you,  do  ye  also  unto  them  like- 
wise. Condemn  not,  and  ye  shall  not  be  con- 
demned.    Forgive,  and  ye  shall  be  forgiven. 

(Luke  vi   27,  28,  31,  37.) 

People:  The  earth.  Lord,  is  full  of  thy  mercy;  teach  me 
thy  statutes.     (Ps.  cxix.  64.) 


26 


THE  EVENING    WORSHIP. 


Minister :  This  is  my  commandment,  That  ye  love  one  an- 
other, as  I  have  )oveJ  you.     (John  xv.  12.) 

People:  I  have  gone  astray  like  a  lost  sheep.  Seek  thy 
servant,  for  I  do  not  forget  thy  commandments. 

(Ps.  cxix.  176.) 

Minister:  Grow  in  grace  and  ,1  the  knowledge  of  our  lx)rd 
and  Saviour,  Jesus  Christ.     (2  Pet.  iii.  iS.) 

People:  Thy  righteousness  is  an  everlasting  righteousness, 
and  thy  law  is  truth.     (Ps.  cxix.  142.) 

Minister :  Now  unto  Hirn  that  is  able  to  keep  you  from  falling 
and  to  present  you  faultless  before  the  presence 
of  his  glory  with  exceeding  joy, 

People :       To  the  only  wise  God,  our  Saviour, 

Pe  glory  and  majesty,  dominion  and  power, 
Both  now  an  1  forever.     Amen.     (Jude24, 25.) 

Or,  instead  of  the  foregoing  Commandments,  the  Minister  may 
read,  if  preferred,  from  the  New  Testament,  any  other  passage, 
teaching  what  o?tr  Lord  hae  commanded;  as  :  Matt.  v.  43-48  ;  vi. 
24-34;  xxviii.  16-20 !  Rom.  xii. ;  i  Cor.  xiii. ;  Eph.  iv.  21-32;  Col. 
iii.  1-17;  I  John  iv.  7-21;  etc.  At  the  conclusion  -f  the  passage 
should  be  sung: 

Search  me,  O  God,  and  know  my  heart : 

Try  me,  and  know  my  thoughts  : 

And  see  if  there  be  any  wicked  way  in  me. 

And  lead  me  in  the  Way  Everlasting.     (Ps.  cxxxix.  23, 24.) 


THE   SCRIPTURE   LESSON. 

THE    SERMON   OF  THE   MINISTER. 


^ 


THE  EVENING    WOKSIIIP. 


27 


t\^t  Conclusion. 


A   HYMN. 


This  hymn  may  be  sung  by  all  the  People,  or  by  the  Choir  alone, 
or  may  be  omitted  altogether,  if  desired. 


T'lE   DISMISSAL. 

At  the  end  of  the  Minister's  Benediction,  according  to  the  Scrip- 
ture usage,  let  all  the  People  say  Amen. 


IDo]cologtcjss»  iaciespon!eic0,  and  ci^antjei 

/•0,<     THE    FOKECOIXG    SEN  \  ICE. 
Musk  akranc;i:i>  iiv  Walter  J    KutiLUK 


I.   MORNING  AND   EVENING   DOXOLOGY. 


Nicaea. 


J.     li.     UVK-FS, 


^^^mmm^^^ 


Moritini;.    Ho  -  ly,    ho  -  ly,       ho 
E'i'eniiii;.     Ho  •  ly,    ho  -  ly,       ho 


ly,         I.okI  Ood  Al-miKht-v! 
ly,     tho'  the  darkness  hide  '1  hce, 


Y    f-'T 


:i^,^|-^.-. 


mM 


Kar-lv      in    the    inorning  our  song  shall  rise  to    Thee; 
Tho' tlie  eye    of       sin  -  ful  man  thv  glory  may  not    see, 

^     •   -# — •  -*-r ^'-f-*-r-t-^  S*^-*  -T— — &«'— 1- 


!«8 


Ho  •  ly,    ho  -  ly,       ho 
On  •  ly  Thou  art      ho 


^1         r     I 


mi^^m^W^ 


ly  I      mer-ci  -  ful  and  might -yt 
ly  ;    there  is    none  be  -  side  Thee, 


i 


4-1 1 


^"a- 


A 


nw 


God      in  three  persons,    blessed   Trini 
Per  •  feet  in  power,  and  love,  and  puri 


1^1         tt^   .#. 


ty! 
ty! 


A  -  MEN. 
A-  MKN. 


at.J:^-:3t= 


30  DOXOLOGIES,  RESPONSES,   AXD   CHANTS. 

II.   EVENING   DOXOLOGY    (2). 

Tersanctui. 


a 
a 


r 


m 


Therefore  with  angels,  and  archangels,  and  I 
with  all  the  company  of  ) 


heaven. 


^mm 


we  laud  and  magnify  thy  glorious 


-r 


Name, 


^ntzszJt--* 


3^ 


i=:3: 


'-t^ 


^ 


=3=1:- 


-«— - 


^ 


ev   -   er  •  more  prais-ing       Thee,      and 


say        ing, 

•42-  -(2-      o 


P 


cres. 


;giig.iii^@i^ 


Ho  -  ly,       ho  -  ly,       ho    ly,  Lord  God    of 


hosts; 


^^eH-^J 


^Mmm^ 


/ 


^ 


Heaven  and  earth  are       full      of 


^-^ 


^ 


-a- 


i 


=:z^- 


E^ 


thy 


glo    -    ry: 


^: 


i 


'ng. 

m 


-(^^ 


=^ 


JE^ 


fe 


DOXOl.OaiES,  KKSrONSES,   AND   CHA     TS. 


31 


p  cres.  f 


Glo  •  ry     be     to      thee,   O      Lord,  Most  Mig'ii.        A   -    men. 


a^ 


-|5L- 


M 


:fl 


III.  AFTER  THE   PSALM. 


Qtoria  Patri. 


Grbatorex  Coll.  Arr. 


S3S~S| 


Glo-ry   be      to  the  Fa- ther,  and  to      the  Son,  and    to     the 


mm^n^^^^^m 


'mi 


■J— 4- 


iiS 


m 


Ho   -    ly        Ghost;      As   it  was    in    the    be  -  gin-ning,  is 


m 


^  k/ 


-t— t — R*^ 


now,  and  ever  shall  be,  world  without  end.      A  •  men,  A   ■    men. 


w^^^^^ 


-_&—:^ 


W 


;b 


r-rr 

Note.  —  If  the  chant  form  is  preferred  for  these  words,  the  music  of  No.  v("  Blessing 
and  honour,"  etc. )  will  be  found  to  be  an  excellent  substitute. 


K»S*(SSEJ*.^"^^C.i**^"'" 


32  DOXOLOCIES,   REHPO^fSES,  AiVD   CHANTS. 

IV.   AFTER  THE  COMMANDMENTS. 

First  Response. 


Melody  in  the  Teiior, 
n  "low 

P9- 


'''J^i       I       I  '^'"'*"  Stainbr. 


I 


^ 


Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep  these  laws. 


^-5*- 


Second  Response. 


Lord  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep  these  laws. 


Third  Respotise. 


*"f I       J I 


Lord,  have  mer  -  cy  up    -    on  us,    and  write  all  these  thy 


mf 


i^- 


-0—pU^^ 


'^^m^ 


pp  slower 


words     in  our  hearts  we      be    •    seech  Thee. 


m 


words     in  our  hearts 

-■^- — 9-ut — n- 


-^—t^ 


V     V 


p^^^ 


"•  -g 


m 

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Thee. 


I 


DOXOLOGIES,  KKSrONSES,  AND  CHANTS. 


Or  this. 


Lord,     have     nier    -    cy     up  on 

f^ii-3-  jpi # — =_j| 


:=^  rail. 


cline        our       hearts       to 


w^^^m^mm 


II 


Dh.  Carrbtt. 


±=:^^- 


us,         and    in 

— I 


keep 


these    laws. 


qnzp: 


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cres.^ 

ill 


-N| 


=a^ 


\ 


Lord,  have  mer  -  cy  up   •   on      us,  and        write    all  these  thy 


^^^^^m^^m 


2^E*3dH^ 


«f     rr^r 


I 


3^^=11 


seech 


Thee. 


^ 


^-j-r-«U5-'j 


1 


pi=::^-t:=:|=^:zipzd.— --- H 


^nv 


J4  DOXOLOGIES,  RESPO\SES,  AND  CHANTS. 

V.    AFTER   THE   BEATITUDES. 


Oupuis. 


iJr-Tzr 


^rw^'^ 


Blessing  and  \w\\our,  and  glory  ' 

a  - 


/a 

and 


power, 


m  w^ 


1 


Be  unto  him  that        !«itteth  '    up 


'^^ 


sitteth  •    up       •       on       the  throne, 


'/</ un  -  to    the    Lamb,    For   •   ever'  and      ever."  A   -   mkn. 


r 


VI.   AFTER  THE  LAW  OF  CHRIST. 

Dr.  A!  cock. 


i 


m. 


To  the   only   wise   GoJ,  our 


Sav      = 


li^ 


iour. 


lip-l 


— J —  _  _ — A — 


^— <»- 


i=— :^ 


MEN. 


i 


Jl 


Be  glory  and  majesty,  do- I    „ow  •  and  for  -  ever.  •   A 
mmion  and  power,  both    ) 

"  -ffl (g— 1— g- 


=::i: 


Ef!E 


I 


% 


MEN. 


m 

iour, 

1^1 


MEN. 


i 


DOXOLOaiES,  KES  VASHS,   ,IJV/J   CllAXTH. 

VII.   AFTER  THE   NEW  TESTAMENT  COM- 
MANDMENTS  (2). 


Search  mc,  O  God,  and    know    my       heart ;    Try  me  and  know  = 


wmmm 


35 


IIkathcotb. 


^_.^::mu 


8  '^' 

my=:  thoughts^:  Andsee  iftherebeany  w»f/<r</   way  in     me, 


2: 


§-i^Qz  r^J^i-riiS 


And  lead  ;/«•  in  the      way  ever-         last  =  ine.         A  -  men. 

jO.        ^         .a.     .^a. 


VIII.    AFTER   THE  SCRIPTURE   LESSON. 

u       \  \  \  I  Gakkstt 


id3^a^ 


■9- 

Thee,    O 


Glo  -  ry      be  to 


Lord. 


1 

s 


Or  /y^w, 


GOUNOO. 


~^-~~^ 


-IS 


g 


be      to         Thee,        O 


^3E?H5Etj= 


Lord. 


-^ 


=i"~4^^z 


9 


1     I, 


36  DOXOl.OUIES,   h'F.srOXSI.S,   A.\n   CIIA.WS. 

IX.    WE   PRAISE  THEE,   O  QOD. 

_       -^      -KT    -^    -rt-    -^     ■» 
Choir:   We  praise,  etc. 


All  the  earll),  etc, 
TliDU  art  ilie,  etc. 
()  Lord,  etc. 


11-.:  J  t  f3E->d 


15,  -I 


1 


C//c/>.      \Vc  //w/ir  I  tlicc   O  I  Coil  1!  wc  ac^v/orcA-ilge  |  lhec-lo  |  l>e  ■  the 

Lord. 
People.     All    the  etnlh  cloth   |  wor-ship  |  thee  ||  the   /i/thcr  |  cv    er 

last        I  iiig. 
Choir.      To  thee  all  ,?//gels  |  cry  '  a-  |  loud  !|  the  heaxeiis,  and  |  all- the 

powers  ■  there-  |  in. 
People.     To  thee,  Chern/'//«  and  |  Ser  -  a-  |  phini  :i  con-  |  tin  -  ual-  |  ly  do 

cry  : 
Choir.     //<'ly,  |  Holy,  \  Holy  ||  Lord  \  God  •  of  |  Sa  •  ba  -  |  oth. 
People.     J-/e,i\en  and  |  earth -are  |  full  ||  (/  the  |   majes  -  ty  |  of  •  thy 

glory. 
Choir.     The   glorious  rw/pany   |  of  •  the  A-  |   postles  1|  praise   |  =:  - 

=  =  I  thee. 
People.    The    goodly  y2'/low9hip  |  of  •  the   |    Prophets   ||  praise  |  =  = 

r=  =  I  thee. 
Choir.      The  «<'ble  |  army  •  of  |  Martyrs  ||  praise  |  =r  =  |  =  =  |  thee. 
People.     The   Holy  Church  throughout  |  all  -the  |  world  ||  doth  \  ~  ac- 

knowl  -  edge  |  thee. 
Choir.      The  Fa-  |  =  =  |  ther  ||  o/'an  ]  infi  -  nite  \  Ma  -  jes-  |  ty ; 
People.    Thine  a^i'tfrable,  true,  and  |  on  -  ly  t  Son  ||  a.\so  the  Holy  |  Ghost 

the  I  Com  -  fort-  |  er. 
Choir.     Thou  |  art  ■  the  |  King  ||  of  |  glo  -  ry  |  O  =  |  Chri.=t. 
AH.         Thou  art  the  cjer-  i  last  -  ing  |  Son  \\  o/\-  the  |  Fa-  =  |  ther. 


Part  II. 


£)0.\o/.oc//:s,  K/:.s/'ox.s/-:s,  and  ciiaxts.        ^7 

K.  CuuKK. 


4- 


Choir :  VV'lieii  lliou,  etc. 


^^i^J^J^i^MslBE^I^^l 


?--F' 


People :  Wlicii  tliou  liadst,  etc. 


6'/jn)/>.     Wlicn  t'.ou  tooko  t  upon  the  to  cic-  |  liv  •  er  |  man  ||  thou  didst 

liiiiuhlc  thyjt'//  to  Ijc  I  l)i)rn  -  |  of '  a  |  Virgin. 
l\op!c.     When    tliou    liadst    overiwwi'   the  |  sharpness  •  of  |  death  ||  thou 

didst  o|)en  the  kiiii;Aa\\\  of  |  heaven  •  to  |  all  'be-  |  licvers. 
Choir.      Thou  sittest  at  the  right  \  hand  •  of   |   God  ||  in  the  |  glo    ry  | 

of  the  I  Father. 
People.     We  hclieve  that  |  thou  •  shall  |  come  ||  /o  (  be  —  |  our  =  |  Judge. 
Choir.      We  therefore /;-,/v  thee,  |  help  ■  thy  |  servants  ||  whom  thou  hast 

xciieemed  \  with  •  thy  |  pre    cious  |  blood. 
Peop!e.     Make  them  to  be  «///«bcred  |  with  ■  thy  |  saints  ||  ///  |  glo  •  ry  | 

ev  •  er-  |  lasting. 
Choir.      O  /.prii,  \  save  ■  thy  |  jjcople  il  iiii,l  \  bless  •  thine  |  her  -  it-  |  .ige. 
People.     Gflv-  \  crn  —  |  them  ||  and  \  lift  ■  them  |  up  ■  for  |  ever. 

Ketnrn  to  Part  I. 
Choir.      Day  |  —  by  |  dny  II  we  |  m.ig    ni-  j  fy  =  |  thee. 
People.     And  we   worship  |  thy  ■  name  |  rje.x  ||  world  |  =  with-  |  out  =  | 

end. 
Choir.      Voiich%?Ae.,  |  O  —  (  Lord  II  to  keep  us  this  |  day   with-  |  out  =  | 

sin. 
People.     O  Lord,  have  wcrcy  up-  |  on  =  |  us  ||  have  \  mercy  •  up-  |  on  =  | 

us. 
Choir.      O  Lord,  let  thy  w<'rcy  |  be  •  up-  |  on  us  ||  as  our  |  trust  =  j  is  •  in  | 

thee. 
All.         O  Lord,  in  thee  \  have  •  I  |  trusted  |1  let  me  |  nev  •  er  |  be  •  con-  | 

founded. 


WBSfVSfKmmfmm 


38  DOXOLOGIES,   RESPONSES,   AND   CHANTS. 

X.    0  COME,   LET  US  SING. 

(Venite.) 


BovcB. 


^liililppPi^ipf 


Choir:  O  come,  let,  etc 


I 

-(5!- 


i5>- 


^ 


People :  Let  us  come,  etc. 
/4//;        For  he  cometli,  etc. 


Piiiis^PPiPp^ 


L^r 

_!&_ 


^"^=pgl 


C//o/>-.     O  come,  let  us  sinir  un-  |  to  the  |  Lord  :  ||  let  us  heartily  rejoue  in 

the  I  strength  of  |  our  sal-  |  vatioii. 
People.     Let  us  come  before  his  /;rsence  |  with  thanks-  |  giving ;  ||  and 

show  OMXselves  \  glad  in  |  him  with  |  psalms. 
Choir.     For  the  Lord  is  a  |  great  =  |  God ;  ||  and  a  i;reat  \  King  a-  |  Iwve 

all  I  gods. 
Pfople.     In  his  hand  are  all  the  rcrners  |  of  the  |  earth;  li  and  \.\\t  strength 

of  the  I  hills  is  |  his  =  |  also. 
Choir.     The  sea  is  his,  |  and  he  |  made  it,  1|  and  his  hands  pre-  |  pared 

the  I  dry  =  |  land. 
P,-ople.    O  come,  let  us  7w;ship,  |  and  fall  |  down,  ||  and  kneel  be-  |  fore 

the  I  Lord  our  |  Maker. 
Choir.     For  he  is  the  |  Lord  our  |  God ;  ||  and  we  are  the  people  of  his 

pa.s;ure,  and  the  |  sheep  of  |  his  =  |  hand. 
l\ople.    O  worship  the  Lord  in  the  |  beauty  of  |  holiness  ;  ||  let  the  whole 

earth  |  stand  in  |  awe  of  |  him. 
For  he  Cometh,  for  he  cometh  to  |  judge  the  |  earth  ;  ||  and  with 

righteousness  to  judge  the  world,  and  the  |  peo-ple  |  with  his  | 

truth. 
Glory  be  to   the   Zither,  |  and  •  to  the  |  Son,  ||  and  f  to   the  | 

Holy  I  Ghost ; 
As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  tww,  and  |  ev-er  |  shall  be,  ||  world 

without  I  end  =  |  A  =  |  men. 


All. 


DOXOLOG'ES,   RESPONSES,   AXD   CHANTS. 


39 


i 


pared 

fore 

of  his 

;  whole 


the  I 
1  world 


^ 


XI.    PRAISE  THE   LORD,  0   MY  SOUL 

(Benedic  Anima  Mea.) 


NoKRIS. 


mM^mmmwm^ 


Choir :  Praise  the,  etc. 


«'-^-qz~=:,z.^=,-^~-.qrJi 


^^m^^^mm^i 


-^"^ 


\E^z 


-9- 


-^ 


Pt-opU :  Praise  the,  etc. 
All :       O  speak  good,  etc. 


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Choir.      Praise  the  Lord  \  O  my  |  soul  ||  and  all  that  is  with/;;  me  |  praise 

His  I  holy  |  Name. 
People.     Praise  the  Lord  |  O  my  |  soul  ||  and  iorget  not  |  all  His  |  bene-  | 

i.'s; 
Choir.     Who    fci.^Veth  |  all    thy  j  sin  1|  and     healeth    all  \  thine    in-  | 

firmi-  I  ties ; 
People.     Who  saveth  thy  life  I  from  de-  |  struction  ll  and  crowneth  thee 

with  w^rcy  and  |  loving  |  kind  •  =  |  ness. 
Choir.     O  praise  the  Lord  ye  angels  of  His,  ye  that  e,.-  |  eel  in  |  strength  || 

ye  that  fulfil   His   commandment,   and   .<earken   »;;;to  the  | 

voice  •  =  I  of  His  I  word. 
People.     O  i)raise  the  Lord^W  \  ye  His  |  hosts  ||  ye  serz'(.-"-   oi  |  His  that  | 

do  His  I  pleasure. 
All.         O  sjjeak  good  of  the  Lord  all  ye  works  of  His,  in  all  places  of  | 

His  do-  I  minion  ||  praise  thou  the  |  Lord  ■  =  j  O  my  |  soul. 
Glory  be  to  the  Anther,  |  and  •  to  the  |  Son  ||  and  \  to  the  |  Holy  | 

Ghost ; 
As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  |  ever  |  shall  be  !l  world 

without  I  end  =  |  A  =  |  men. 


,:i,.,ti^*.*»«»al'.~*l*S  " ' 


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I 


40  DOXOLOGIES,  RESPONSES,   AND   CHANTS. 

XII.    GLORY  BE  TO  GOD  ON   HIGH. 

(Clofia  in  Excelsis.) 


Part  I. 


Old  Chant. 


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A    •  MEN. 


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Choir.     Glory  be  to  |  God  on  |  high,  ||  and  on  earth  \  peace,  good-  | 

will  •  toward  |  men. 
People     We  praise  thee,  we  bless  thvc,  we  |  worship  |  thee,  ||  we  glorify 

thee,  we  give  thanks  to  |  thee  for  |  thy  great  |  glory. 


Part  II. 


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EliiP=g=giSl 


Choir.     O  Lord  ^Voi/,  |  heavenly  |  King,  |!   doc.    .r-    ;  Father  |  Al-  =  | 

mighty ! 
People,     O  Lord,  the  only-begotten  Son,  |  Jesus  j  Christ,  ||  O  Lord  God, 

Lamb  of  |  God,  Son  |  of  the  |  Father, 


DOXOLOGIES,  RESPONSES,   AND   CHANTS. 


41 


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MEN 


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tv;v/>.      That   takest    arra^j/    the  |  sins  •  of  the  |   world,  ||  have  mercy  \ 

upon  I  us 
People.     Thou  that  takest  Aiuay  the  |  sins  •  of  the  |  world,  ||  have  mercy  \ 

upon  I  us. 
Choir.      Thou   that    takest  axvay  the  |  sins  ■  of   the  |  world,  1|  re-  |  ceive 

our  I  prayer. 
People.      I'hou  that  sittest  at  the  right  hatul  of  |  God  the  |  Father,  1|  have 

mercy  \  upon  |  us. 

Return  to  Part  I. 
All.  For  thoH  I  only   art  |  holy,  ||  thou  |  only  I  art  the  |  Lord. 

Thou  only,  O  Christ,  tvith  the  |  Holy  |  Ghost,  ||  art  most  high 
in  the  |  glory  ■  of  |  God  the  |  Father.  ||  A-  |  men. 


XIII.    THE   LORD'S   PRAYER. 


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Gregorian. 


I 


1.  Our  Father,  which  art  in  ^ra?'(V/,    Hal-lowed  be       thy  name; 

2.  Give  «.r  this                                  •     day     our  dai  -    ly  bread; 

3.  And  lead  us  not  into  tempts- 1       ,.  ^  ■, 

tion.«///de-                           \      1'^  ■  «'  "«     f"""  «^'': 

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iiilp^^l 


Thy  kingdom  come,  Ihv  will  be  )  »l        -^      •        •        u 

dotw  in  (      earth,  as  it      is      in      heaven : 

.And  forgive  us  our  ^/('(i/j  as  we     for    -    give  our    debtors; 

For  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the  )  . 

Dower.  and  the  rlorv.  for  >        ev    -   er,  A        -        MEN. 

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power,  and  the  glory,  for 


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for  t\)t  (©pcnins  of  mot6\)ip  anu  for  tlje  (©ffcrmgtf. 


FOR  THE   OPENING   OF   WORSHIP. 

The  Lord  bless  thee  and  keep  thee;  the  Lord  make  his  face 
shine  upon  thee  and  be  gracious  unto  thee ;  the  Lord  lift  up  his 
countenance  upon  thee  and  give  thee  peace.    (Num.  vi.  24-26.) 

Surely  the  Lord  is  in  this  place.  This  is  none  other  than  the 
house  of  God ;  and  this  is  the  gate  of  heaven.     (Gen.  xxviii.  16,  17.) 

Let  the  words  of  my  mouth,  and  the  meditation  of  my  heart, 
be  acceptable  in  thy  sight,  0  Lord,  my  strength,  and  my  re- 
deemer.    (Ps.  xix.  14.) 

My  voice  shalt  thou  hear  in  the  morning,  O  Lord  ;  in  the  morn- 
ing wi'l  I  dire  t  my  prayer  unto  thee,  and  will  look  up.     (Ps.  v.  3.) 

O  magnify  tne  Lord  with  me,  and  let  us  exalt  his  n^.ne  together: 
for  with  Thee  is  the  fountain  of  life,  and  in  thy  light  shall  we  see 
light.     (Ps.  xxxiv.  3  ;  xxxvi.  9.) 

Where  two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in  my  name,  there  am 
I  in  the  midst  of  them.     (Matt,  xviii.  20.) 

The  Lord  is  nigh  to  all  that  call  upon  him  ;  to  all  that  call  upon 
him  in  truth.     (Ps.  cxiv.  18.) 

Know  ye  that  the  Lord  he  is  God :  it  is  he  that  hath  made  us. 
and  not  we  ou  :elves ;  we  are  his  people,  and  the  sheep  of  his 
pasture.  Enter  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving,  and  mto  his 
courts  with  praise.  For  the  Lord  is  good ;  his  mercy  is  ever- 
lasting; and  his  truth  endureth  unto  all  generations.     (Ps.  c.  3-5.) 

This  is  the  day  which  the  Lord  hath  made ;  we  will  rejoice  and 
be  glad  in  it.    (Ps.  cxviii.  24.) 

•  I  was  glad  when  they  said  unto  me,  Let  us  go  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord.     (Ps,  cxxii.  i.) 


44 


APPROPRIATE  SCRIPTURES. 


How  amiable  are  tliy  tabernacles,  O  Lord  of  hosts.  My  soul 
longeth,  yea,  even  fainteth  for  the  courts  of  the  Lord.  My  heart 
and  my  flesh  crieth  out  for  the  living  God.     (I's.  Ixxxiv.  1,2.) 

Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the  Lord?  or  who  shall 
stand  in  his  holy  place?  He  that  hath  clean  hands  ahd  a  pure 
lieart.    (I's.  xxiv.  3,  4.) 

If  thou  bring  thy  gift  to  the  altar,  and  there  rememberest  that 
thy  brother  hath  aught  against  thee ;  leave  there  thy  gift  before 
the  altar,  and  go  thy  way ;  first  be  reconciled  to  thy  brotlier,  and 
then  come  and  offer  thy  gift.     (Matt.  v.  23,  24.) 

When  ye  stand  praying,  forgive  if  ye  have  aught  against 
any;  that  your  Father  also  which  is  in  heaven  may  forgive  you 
your  trespasses.    (Mark,  xi.  25.) 

Heboid,  bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  servants  of  the  Lord  which  by 
night  stand  in  the  house  of  the  Lord.  Lift  up  your  hands  in  the 
sanctuary,  and  bless  the  Lord.  The  Lord  that  made  heaven  and 
earth,  bless  thee  out  of  Zion.     (Ps.  134.) 

I  will  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the  hills,  from  whence  cometh  my 
help.  My  help  cometh  from  the  Lord  which  made  heaven  and 
earth.  He  that  keepeth  thee  will  not  slumber.  The  Lord  shall 
preserve  thy  going  out  and  thy  coming  in,  from  this  time  forth 
and  even  forevermore.     (Ps.  cxxi.  1-3,  8.) 

It  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  and  to  sing 
praises  unto  thy  name,  O  Most  High  ;  to  show  forth  thy  loving- 
kindness  in  the  morning,  and  thy  faithfulness  every  night. 
(Ps.  xcii.  I,  2.) 

From  the  rising  of  the  sun  unto  the  going  down  of  the  same,  the 
Lord's  name  is  to  be  praised.  I  love  the  Lord  because  he  hath 
.  heard  my  voice  and  my  supplications.  Because  he  hath  inclined 
his  ear  unto  me,  therefore  will  I  call  upon  him  as  long  as  I  live. 
O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  for  he  is  good ;  for  his  mercy  en- 
dureth  forever.     (Ps.  cxiii.  3  ;  cxvi   1,2;  cxxxvi.  1) 

Come  unto  me  all  ye  that  labour  and  are  heavy  laden,  and  I  will 
give  you  rest.  Take  my  yoke  upon  you,  and  learn  of  me,  for  I  am 
meek  and  lowly  in  heart,  and  ye  shall  find  rest  unto  your  souls. 
For  my  yoke  is  easy,  and  my  burden  is  light.     (Matt.  xi.  28-30.) 

Blessed  are  they  which  do  hunger  and  thirst  after  righteousness, 
for  they  shall  be  filled.    (Matt.  v.  6.) 


APPROPRIA  TE  SCRIPTURES. 


45 


FOR   THE   OFFERINGS. 

Honour  tl.e  Lord  with  thy  substance,  and  with  the  first  fruits  of 
all  thine  increase.    (Prov.  iii.  9.) 

Cast  thy  bread  upon  the  waters,  for  thou  shall  find  it  after  many 
days.     (Ecc.  xi.  i.)      • 

Remember  the  words  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  how  he  said,  It  is  more 
blesser"  to  give  than  to  receive.     (Acts,  xx.  35 ) 

Upon  the  first  day  of  the  week  let  every  one  of  you  layby  him  in 
store  as  God  hath  prospered  him.     (i  Cor.  xvi,  2.) 

The  liberal  soul  shall  be  made  fat,  and  he  that  watereth,  shall  be 
watered  also  himself.     (Prov.  xi.  25.) 

Give,  and  it  shall  be  given  unto  you.  Good  measure,  pressed 
down  and  shaken  together,  and  running  over,  shall  men  give  into 
your  bosom.  For  with  the  same  measure  that  ye  mete  withal  it 
shall  be  measured  to  you  again.    (Luke,  vi.  3S.) 

Vow  and  pay  unto  the  Lord  your  God.  Let  all  that  be  round 
about  him  bring  presents  unto  him  that  ought  to  be  feared. 
(Ps.  Ixxvi.  II.) 

Bring  ye  all  the  tithes  into  the  storehouse,  that  there  may  be 
meat  in  my  house,  and  prove  me  now  herewith,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts.      (Mai.  iii.  10.) 

Sell  that  ye  have  and  give  alms;  provide  yourselves  bags  which 
wax  not  old,  a  treasure  in  the  heavens  that  fadeth  not,  where  no 
thief  approacheth,  neither  moth  corrupteth.     (Luke,  xii.  33.) 

He  which  soweth  sparingly  shall  reap  also  sparingly  ;  and  he  which 
soweth  bountifully  shall  reap  also  bountifully.     (2  Cor.  ix.  6.) 

Every  man  according  as  he  purposeth  in  his  heart,  so  let  him 
give ;  not  grudgingly  or  of  necessity,  for  God  loveth  a  cheerful 
giver.     (2  Cor.  ix.  7.) 

And  Jesus  sat  over  against  the  treasury,  and  beheld  how  the 
people  cast  money  into  the  treasury ;  and  many  that  were  rich 
cast  in  much.  And  there  came  a  certain  poor  widow,  and  she 
threw  in  two  mites,  which  make  a  farthing.  And  he  called  unto 
him  his  disciples,  and  saith  unto  them  :  Verily,  I  say  unto  you.  That 
this  poor  widow  hath  cast  more  in  than  they  all  which  have  cast 
into  the  treasury- :  for  all  they  did  cast  in  of  their  abundance;  but 
she  of  her  want  did  cast  in  all  that  she  had,  even  all  her  living. 
(Mark,  xii.  41-44.) 


46 


APPROPRIATE  SCRIPTURES. 


For,  if  there  be  first  a  willing  mind,  it  is  accepted  according 

to  that  a  man  hath,  and  not  according  to  that  he   hath    not. 

(2  Cor.  viil.  12.) 
Therefore,  as  ye  abound  in  everything,  in  faith  and  utterance, 

and  in  knowledge,  and  in  all  diligence,  and  in  your  love  to  us,  sec 

that  ye  abound  in  this  grace  also.     (2  Cor.  viii.  7.) 

Y    are  not  your  own.     Ye  are  bought  with  a  price,    (i  Cor.  vi.  20.) 
If  any  man  will  come  after  me,  let  him  deny  himself.    (Matt.xvi.a4.) 
For  the  love  of  Christ  constraineth  us.     (2  Cor.  v.  14.) 
Let  this  mind  be  in  you  which  was  also  in  Christ  Jesus.   (Phil.  ii.  v.) 
For  ye  know  the  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Chri.st,  that,  though 

he  was  rich,  yet  for  your  sakes  he  became  poor,  that  ye  through 

his  poverty  might  be  rich.    (2  Cor.  viii.  9.) 

FOR   THE   COMMUNION    OFFERINGS. 

As  we  have  therefore  opportunity,  let  us  do  good  unto  all  men,  es- 
pecially unto  them  who  are  of  the  household  of  faith.     (Gal.  vi.  10.) 

But  whoso  hath  this  world's  good,  and  seeth  his  brother  have 
need,  and  shutteth  up  his  bowels  of  compassion  from  him,  how 
dwelleth  the  love  of  God  in  him?    (i  John,  iii.  i?.; 

And  the  multitude  of  them  that  believed  were  of  one  heart  ar  i 
of  one  soul;  neither  said  any  of  them  that  aught  of  the  things 
which  he  possessed  was  his  own.  But  they  had  all  things  com- 
mon.    (Acts,  iv.  32.) 

Blessed  is  he  that  considereth  the  poor ;  the  Lord  will  deliver 
him  in  time  of  trouble.     (Ps.  xli.  i.) 

And  the  king  shall  answer  and  say  unto  them,  Verily,  I  say  unto 
you,  inasmuch  as  ye  have  done  it  unto  one  of  the  least  of  these, 
my  brethren,  ye  have  done  it  unto  me.    (Matt.  xxv.  40.) 


MMMM 


'elections  from  tl^e  $ieialmj2i, 


^ND  OTHER  SCRIPTURE, 


FOR 


RESPONSIVE    READING. 


mmm 


Note  :  —  T/iesc  Selections  arc  arraMged  aaonfini;  to  the  origi- 
nal Parallelisms  of  Hebreui  poetry.  The  indented  portions  are 
for  the  People  to  read. 


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Cl^e  ^^jEialtcr. 


Selection  I. 

Psalm  I. 

Ol-KSSED  is  the  man  that  walketh  not  in  the  counsel  of 
the  ungodly, 

Nor  standeth  in  the  way  of  sinners,  nor  sitteth  in  the  seat 
of  the  scornful. 

Hut  his  deHght  is  in  the  law  of  the  Lord  ; 

And  in  his  law  doth  he  meditate  day  and  night. 
.And  he  shall  be  like  a  tree  planted  by  the  rivers  of  water, 
that  bringeth  forth  his  fruit  in  his  season  ; 

His  leaf  also  shall  not  wither ;  and  whatsoever  he  doeth 
shall  prosper. 

The  ungodly  are  not  so  : 

But  are  like  the  chaff  which  the  wind  driveth  away. 
Therefore  the  ungodly  shall  not  stand  in  the  judgment, 

Nor  sinners  in  the  congregation  of  the  righteous. 
For  the  Lord  knoweth  the  way  of  the  righteous : 

But  the  way  of  the  ungodly  shall  perish. 


Psalm  XV. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

Lord,  who  shall  abide  in  thy  tabernacle? 

Who  shall  dwell  in  thy  holy  hill? 

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50 


THE   rSAL  TEK. 


He  that  walketh  uprightly,  and  worketh  righteousness, 

And  speaketh  the  truth  in  his  heart. 
He  that  bac  kbitcth  not  with  his  tongue, 

Nor  doeth  evil  to  his  neighbour,  nor  taketh  up  a  reproach 

against  his  neighbour.' 
In  whose  eyes  a  vile  i)erson  is  contemned ;  but  he  honoureth 
them  that  fear  the  Lord. 

He  that  sweareth  to  his  own  hurt,  and  changeth  not. 
He  that  putteth  not  out  his  money  to  usury,  nor  taketh  reward 
against  the  innocent. 

He  that  doeth  these  things  shall  never  be  moved. 

PSAI-M   XXIV. 
A  Psalm  of  D.-»vid. 

The  earth  is  the  Lord's,  "       the  fulness  thereof; 

The  world,  and  they  'ell  therein. 

For  he  hath  founded  it  upon  the  seas, 

And  established  it  upon  the  floods. 
Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the  Lord? 

Or  who  shall  stand  in  his  holy  place  ? 
He  that  hath  clean  hands,  and  a  pure  heart ; 

Who  hath  not  lifted  up  his  soul  unto  vanity,  nor  sworn 
deceitfully. 
He  shall  receive  the  blessing  from  the  Ixird, 

And  righteousness  from  the  God  of  his  salvation. 
This  is  the  generation  of  them  that  seek  him, 

That  seek  thy  fiice,  O  Jacob. 
Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates  ;  and  be  ye  lifted  up,  ye  ever- 
lasting doors ; 

And  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 


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THE   I'SAl.lEK. 


5' 


Who  is  this  King  of  glory? 

The  LoKii  strong  and  mighty,  the  Lord  mighty  in  battle. 
Lift  up  your  neads,  ()  ye  gates;  i.en  lift  them  up,  ye  ever- 
lasting doors ; 

And  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 
Who  is  this  King  of  glory? 

The  LoKO  of  hosts,  he  is  the  King  of  glory. 


«S>ciectton  2. 

I'SAIM    XIX. 
A  Psalm  of  i)avid. 
1  HI",  heave  is  declare  the  glory  of  God  ; 

And  ihe  firmament  sheweth  his  handy  work. 
Day  unto  day  uttereth  speech, 

And  night  unto  night  sheweth  knowledge. 
There  is  no  speech  nor  language,  where  their  voice  is  not  heard. 
Their  line  is  gone  out  through  all  the  earth,  and  their 
words  to  the  end  of  the  world. 

In  them  hath  he  set  a  tabernacle  for  the  sun, 

Which  is  as  a  bridegroom  coming  out  of  his  chamber, 
and  rejoiceth  as  a  strong  man  to  run  a  race. 
His  going  forth  is  from  the  end  of  the  heaven,  and  his  cir- 
cuit unto  the  ends  of  it : 

And  there  is  nothing  hid  from  the  heat  thereof. 
The  law  of  the  Lord  is  perfect,  converting  the  soul : 

The  testimony  of  the  Ix)rd  is  sure,  making  wise  the  simple. 

The  statutes  of  the  Ix)rd  are  right,  rejoicing  the  heart : 

The  commandment  of  the  Ix)RD  is  pure,  enlightening  the 
eyes. 


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52 


THE  PSALTER. 


The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  clean,  enduring  forever : 

The    judgments   of   the    Lord   are    true   and   righ'aous 

altogether. 
More  to  be  desired  are  they  than  gold,  yea,  than  much  fine 
gold  : 

Sweeter  also  than  honey  and  the  honeycomb. 
Moreover  by  them  is  thy  servant  warned  : 

And  in  keeping  of  them  there  is  great  reward. 
Who  can  understand  his  errors? 

Cleanse  thou  me  from  secret  faults. 
Keep  back  thy  servant  also  from  presumptuous  sins  ; 

Let  them  not  have  dominion  over  me  : 
Then  shall  I  be  upright,  and  I  shall  be  innocent  from  the  great 
transgrebjion. 

I^t  the  words  of  my  mouth,  and  the  meditation  of  my 

heart,  be  acceptable  in  thy  sight,  O  Lord,  my  strength. 

and  my  redeemer. 


J>elcctton  3. 

From  Psalm  CXIX. 

Blessed  are  the  undefiled  in  the  way, 

Who  walk  in  the  law  of  the  Lord. 
Blessed  are  they  that  keep  his  testimonies. 

And  that  seek  him  with  the  whole  heart. 
They  also  do  no  iniquity  : 

They  walk  in  his  ways. 
Thou  hast  commanded  us  to  keep  thy  precepts  diligently. 

O  that  my  ways  were  directed  to  keep  thy  statutes  ! 


WIHHI 


THE  PSALTER. 


SI 


Then  shall  I  not  be  ashamed,  when  I  have  respect  unto  all  thy 
commandments. 

I  will  praise  thee  with  uprightness  of  heart,  when  I  shall 

have  learned  thy  righteous  judgments. 
I  will  keep  thy  statutes  : 

O  forsake  me  not  utterly. 
Wherewithal  shall  a  young  man  cleanse  his  way? 

By  taking  heed  thereto  according  to  thy  word. 
With  my  whole  heart  have  I  sought  thee  : 

0  let  me  not  wander  from  thy  commandments. 

Thy  word  have  I  hid  in  mine  heart,  that  I   might   not  sin 
against  thee. 

Blessed  art  thou,  O  Lord  :  teach  me  thy  statutes. 
With  my  lips  have  I  declared  all  the  judgments  of  thy  mouth. 

1  have  rejoiced  in  the  way  of  thy  testimonies,  as  much 
as  in  all  riches. 

I  will  meditate  in  thy  precepts. 

And  have  respect  unto  thy  ways. 
I  will  delight  myself  in  thy  statutes  : 

I  will  not  forget  thy  word. 

Deal  bountifully  with  thy  servant,  that  I  may  live,  and  keep 
thy  word. 

Open   thou   mine   eyes,   that    I   may    behold    wondrous 
things  out  of  thy  law. 

I  will  run   the  way  of  thy  commandments,  when  thou    shalt 
enlarge  my  heart. 

And  I  will  walk  at  liberty :  for  I  seek  thy  precepts. 

Thy  statutes    have  been    my   songs   in    the    house   of    my 
pilgrimage. 

I  am  thine,  save  me ;  for  I  have  sought  thy  precepts. 


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()  how  love  I  thy  law! 

It  is  my  meditation  all  the  day. 
llow  sweet  are  thy  words  unto  my  taste  ! 

Yea,  sweeter  than  honey  to  my  mouth. 
Accept,  I  beseech  thee,  the  freewill  offerings  of  my  mouth,  O 
Lord, 

And  teach  me  thy  judgments. 
Thou  art  my  hiding  place  and  my  shield : 

I  hope  in  thy  word. 
The  entrance  of  thy  words  giveth  light ; 

It  giveih  understanding  unto  the  simple. 
I  hate  and  abhor  lying  : 

But  thy  law  do  I  love. 
Seven  times  a  day  do  I  praise  thee,  because  of  thy  righteous 
judgments. 

Let  thine  hand  help  me  ;  for  I  have  chosen  thy  precepts. 
I  have  gone  astray  like  a  lost  sheep : 

Seek  thy  servant ;  for  I  do  not  forget  thy  commandments. 


Selection  4, 

Psalm  XXV. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

Unto  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift  up  my  soul. 

O  my  God,  I  trust  "in  thee  : 
Let  me  not  be  ashamed. 

Let  not  mine  enemies  triumph  over  me. 
Yea,  let  none  that  wait  on  thee  be  ashamed  : 

Let  them  be  ashamed  which  transgress  without  cause. 


THE  PSALTER. 


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Shew  me  thy  ways,  O  L/3Rd  ; 

Teach  me  thy  paths. 

Lead  me  in  thy  truth,  and  teach  me  :  for  thou  art  the  God 
of  my  salvation ; 

On  thee  do  I  wait  all  the  day. 

Remember,  O  Ix)rd,  thy  tender  mercies  and  thy  lovingkind- 
nesses ; 

For  they  have  been  ever  of  old. 

Remember  not  the  sins  of  my  youth,  nor  my  transgressions : 

According  to  thy  mercy  remember  thou  me  for  thy  good- 
ness' sake,  O  Lord. 

Good  and  upright  is  the  Lord  : 

Therefore  will  he  teach  sinners  in  the  way. 
The  meek  will  he  guide  in  judgment : 

And  the  meek  will  he  teach  his  way. 

All  the  paths  of  the  Lord  are  mercy  and  truth  unto  such  as 
keep  his  covenant  and  his  testimonies. 

For  thy  name's  sake,  O  Lord,  pardon  mine  iniquity ;  for 
it  is  great. 

What  man  is  he  that  feareth  the  Lord? 

Him  shall  he  teach  in  the  way  that  he  shall  choose. 
His  soul  shall  dwell  at  ease ; 

And  his  seed  shall  inherit  the  earth. 
The  secret  of  the  Lord  is  with  them  that  fear  him ; 

And  he  will  shew  them  his  covenant. 

Mine  eyes  are  ever  toward  the  Lord  ;  for  he  shall  pluck  my 
feet  out  of  the  net. 

Turn  thee  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  upon  me ;  for  I  am 
desolate  and  afflicted. 


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THE  PSALTER. 


Tlie  troubles  of  my  heart  are  enlarged  : 

O  bring  thou  me  out  of  my  distresses. 
Look  upon  mine  affliction  and  my  pain ; 

And  forgive  all  my  sins. 
Consider  mine  enemies  ;  for  they  are  many ; 

And  they  hate  me  with  cruel  hatred. 
O  keep  my  soul,  and  deliver  me  : 

Let  me  not  be  ashamed ;  for  I  put  my  trust  in  thee. 
Let  integrity  and  uprightness  preserve  me  ;  for  I  wait  on  thee. 

Redeem  Israel,  O  God,  out  of  all  his  troubles. 


Selection  5. 

Psalm  XXXIV. 

A  Psalm  of  David,  when  he  changed  his  behaviour  before  Abimelech  ;  who  drove 
him  away,  and  he  departed. 

I  WILL  bless  the  Lord  at  all  times  : 

His  praise  shall  continually  be  in  my  mouth. 
My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  in  the  Lord  : 

The  humble  shall  hear  thereof,  and  be  glad. 
()  magnify  the  Lord  with  me. 

And  let  us  exalt  his  name  together. 
I  sought  the  Lord,  and  he  heard  me, 

And  delivered  me  from  all  my  fears. 
Tliey  looked  unto  him,  and  were  lightened : 

And  their  faces  were  not  ashamed. 
This  poor  man  cried,  and  the  Lord  heard  him,  and  saved  him 
out  of  all  his  troubles. 

The  angel  of  the  Lord  encampeth  round  about  them  that 
fear  him,  and  delivereth  them. 


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THE  rSALTER. 


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ee. 

on  thee. 


;  who  drove 


saved  him 
them  that 


O  taste  and  see  that  the  Lord  is  good  : 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  him. 
O  fear  the  Lord,  ye  his  saints : 

For  there  is  no  want  to  them  that  fear  him. 

The  young  lions  do  lack,  and  suffer  hunger : 

But  they  that  seek  the  Lord  shall  not  want  any  good 
thing. 

Come,  ye  children,  hearken  unto  me :    I  will   teach  you  the 
fear  of  the  Lord. 

What  man  is  he  that  desireth  life,  and  loveth  many  days, 

that  he  may  see  good  ? 
Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil. 

And  thy  lips  from  speaking  guile. 
Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good ; 

Seek  peace,  and  pursue  it. 
The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  upon  the  righteous, 

And  his  ears  are  open  unto  their  cry. 
The  face  of  the  Lord  is  against  them  that  do  evil, 

To  cut  off  the  remembrance  of  them  from  the  earth. 
The  righteous  cry,  and  the  Lord  heareth. 

And  delivereth  them  out  of  all  their  troubles. 
The  Ix)nD  is  nigh  unto  them  that  are  of  a  broken  heart ; 

And  saveth  such  as  be  of  a  contrite  spirit. 
Many  are  the  afflictions  of  the  righteous  : 

But  the  Lord  delivereth  him  out  of  them  all. 
He  keepeth  all  his  bones : 

Not  one  of  them  is  broken. 
Evil  shall  slay  the  wicked : 

And  they  that  hate  the  righteous  shall  be  desolate. 
The  Lord  redeemeth  the  soul  of  his  servants  : 

And  none  of  them  that  trust  in  him  shall  be  desolate. 


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58 


THE  PSALTER. 


J>eIection  6. 


Psalm  XXX. 

A  Psalm  and  Song  at  ihe  dedication  of  the  house  of  David. 
I  WILL  extol  thee,  O  \jc>v.v>  ;  for  thou  hast  hfted  me  up, 

And  hast  not  made  my  foes  to  rejoice  over  me. 
O  Lord  my  God,  I  cried  unto  thee, 

And  thou  hast  healed  me. 
O  Lord,  thou  hast  brought  up  my  soul  from  the  grave : 

Thou  hast  kept  me  alive,  that  I  should  not  go  down  to  the 
pit. 
Sing  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  saints  of  his. 

And  give  thanks  at  the  remembrance  of  his  holiness. 
For  his  anf  ?r  endureth  but  a  moment ; 

In  his  favour  is  life  : 
Weeping  may  endure  for  a  night, 

But  joy  cometh  in  the  morning. 
And  in  my  prosperity  I  said,  I  shall  never  be  moved. 

Lord,  by  thy  favour  thou  hast  made  my  mountain  to  stand 
strong  :  thou  didst  hide  thy  face,  and  I  was  troubled. 

I  cried  to  thee,  O  Lord  ; 

And  unto  the  Lord  I  made  supplication. 
What  profit  is  there  in  my  blood,  when  I  go  down  to  the  pit? 

Shall  the  dust  praise  *'.ee?  shall  it  declare  thy  truth? 
Hear,  O  Lord,  and  have    lercy  upon  me  : 

Lord,  be  thou  my  helper. 
Thou  hast  turned  for  me  my  mourning  into  dancing : 

Thou  hast  put  off  my  sackcloth,  and  girded  me  with 

gladness. 
To  the  end  that  my  glory  may  sing  praise  to  thee,  and  not 

be  silent. 

O  Lord  my  God,  I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee  for  ever. 


TIJE  PSALTER. 


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up, 


wn  to  the 


less. 


11  to  stand 
ibled. 


:o  the  pit? 
ruth? 


I  me  with 
;,  and  not 
or  ever. 


Psalm  LXXXV. 

Lord,  thou  hast  been  favourable  unto  thy  land  : 
Thou  hast  brought  back  the  captivity  of  Jacob. 

Ihou  hast  forgiven  the  iniquity  of  thy  people  ; 
Thou  hast  covered  all  their  sin. 

I'hou  hast  taken  away  all  thy  wrath  : 

Thou  hast  turned  thyself  from   the  fierceness  of  thine 
anger. 

'I'urn  us,  O  God  of  our  salvation, 

And  cause  thine  anger  toward  us  to  cease. 
Wilt  thou  be  angry  with  us  for  ever  ? 

Wilt  thou  draw  out  thine  anger  to  all  generations? 

Wilt  thou  not  revive  us  again ;  that  thy  people  may  rejoice  in 
thee? 

Show  us  thy  mercy,  O  Ix)rd,  and  grant  us  thy  salvation. 
I  will  hear  what  God  the  Lord  will  speak  :  for  he  will  speak 
peace  unto  his  people,  and  to  his  saints  : 

But  let  them  not  turn  again  to  folly. 
Surely  his  salvation  is  nigh  them  that  fear  him ; 

That  glory  may  dwell  in  our  land. 
Mercy  and  truth  are  met  together ; 

Righteousness  and  peace  have  kissed  each  other. 
Truth  shall  spring  out  of  the  earth  ; 

And  righteousness  shall  look  down  from  heaven. 
Yea,  the  Lord  shall  give  that  which  is  good ; 

And  our  land  shall  yield  her  increase. 
Righteousness  shall  go  before  him  ; 

And  shall  set  us  in  the  way  of  his  steps. 


60  THE  PSALTEK. 

Jjclccthn  7. 

PsAUt    I.XI. 
A  Psalm  of  David.         • 

HcARmycry,  OGod; 

Attend  unto  my  prayer. 
From  the  end  of  the  earth  will  I  cry  unto  thee,  when  my  heart 
is  overwhelmed  : 

Lead  me  to  the  rock  that  is  higher  than  I. 
For  thou  hast  been  a  shelter  for  me, 

And  a  strong  tower  from  the  enemy. 
I  will  abide  in  thy  tabernacle  for  ever  : 

I  will  truct  in  the  covert  of  thy  wings. 
For  thou,  O  (iod,  hast  heard  my  vows  : 

Thou  hast  given  me  the  heritage  of  those  that  'ear  thy 
name. 
Thou  wilt  prolong  the  king's  life  : 

And   his   years   as   many  generations.     He   shall   abide 
before  God  for  ever  : 
O  prepare  mercy  and  truth,  which  may  preserve  him. 

So  will  I  sing  praise  unto  thy  name  for  ever,  that  I  may 
daily  perform  my  vows. 

Psalm  XXXII. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 
Blessed  is  he  whose  transgression  is  forgiven, 

Whose  sin  is  covered. 
Blessed  is  the  man  unto  whom  the  Ix>rd  imputeth  not  iniquity, 

And  in  whose  spirit  there  is  no  guile. 


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THE   rSAl.TEK. 


6i 


When  I  kept  silence,  my  bones  waxed  old  through  my  roaring 
all  the  day  long. 

Vox  day  and  night  thy  hand  was  heavy  upon  me  : 

My  moisture  is  turned  into  the  drought  of  summer. 

I  acknowledged  my  sin  unto  thee,  and  mine  ini(|uity  have 
I  not  hid. 

I  said,  I  will  confess  my  transgressions  unto  the  Lord  ; 

And  thou  forgavest  the  iniipiity  of  my  sin. 
For  this  shall  every  one  that  is  godly  pray  unto  thee  in  a  time 
when  thou  mayest  be  fountl  ; 

Surely  in  the  floods  of  great  waters  they  shall  not  come 
nigh  unto  him. 

Thou   art    my   hiding  place ;    thou  shalt   preserve    me    from 
trouble ; 

Thou  shalt  compass  "le  about  with  songs  of  deliverance. 

I  will  instruct  thee  and  teach  thee  in  the  way  which  thou  shalt  go  : 

I  will  guide  thee  with  mine  eye. 

Be  ye  not  as  the  horse,  or  as  the  mule,  which  have  no  under- 
standing : 

Whose  mouth  must  be  held  in  with  bit  and  bridle,  lest 
they  come  near  unto  thee. 
Many  sorrows  shall  be  to  the  wicked  : 

But  he  that  tnisteth  in  the  Lord,  mercy  shall  compass 
him  about. 
Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and  rejoice,  ye  righteous  : 

And  shout  for  joy,  all  ye  that  are  upright  in  heart. 


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THE  rSAl.TEK. 


Selection  8. 

RUui  CXXXIX. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

O  LORD,  thou  hast  searched  me,  and  known  me. 
Thou  knowest  my  downsitting  ami  mine  uprising ; 
Thou  understandest  my  thought  afar  off. 

Thou  compasscst  my  path  and  my  lying  down,  and  art 
acquainted  with  all  my  ways. 
For  there  is  not  a  word  in  my  tongue,  but,  lo,  ()  Lokd.  thou 
knowest  it  altogether. 

'i'hou  hast  beset  me  behind  and  before,  and  laici  thine 
hand  upon  me. 
Such  knowledge  is  too  wonderful  for  me  ; 

It  is  high,  I  cannot  attain  unto  it. 
Whither  shall  I  go  from  thy  Spirit  ? 

Or  whither  shall  I  flee  from  thy  presence  ? 
If  I  ascend  up  into  heaven,  thou  art  there  : 

If  I  make  my  bed  in  hell,  behold,  thou  art  there. 
If  I  take  the  wings  of  the  morning,  and  dwell  in  the  uttermost 
parts  of  the  sea  ; 

Even  there  shall  thy  hand  lead  me,  and  thy  right  hand 
shall  hold   me. 
If  I  say.  Surely  the  darkness  shall  cover  n.e  ; 
Even  the  night  shall  be  light  about  me. 
Yea,  the  darkness  hideth  not  from  thee  ; 

But  the  night  shineth  as  the  day :  the  darkness  and  the 
light  are  both  alike  to  thee. 


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THE   rSAl.TER. 


63 


For  thou  hast  possessed  my  reins  : 

'I'hoti  hast  covered  me  in  my  mother's  womb. 
I  will  praise  thee  ;  for  I  am  fearfully  and  wonderfully  made  : 

Marvellous  are  thy  works;  and  that   my   soul   knowelh 

right  well. 
My  substance  was  not   hid   from   thee,  when   I  was  made  in 
secret, 

And  curiously  wrought  in  the  lowest  |)arts  of  the  earth. 
Thine  eyes  did  see  my  substance,  yet  being  unjjerfect ; 

And  in  thy  book  all  my  members  were  written,  which  in 

continuance  were  fashioned,  when  as  yet  there  was  none 

of  them. 

How  precious  also  are  thy  thoughts  unto  me,  U  (lod  ! 

How  great  is  the  sum  of  them  ! 
If  I  should  count  them,  they  are  more  in  number  than  the 
sand  : 

When  I  awake,  I  am  still  with  thee. 

Search  me,  O  God,  and  know  my  heart : 

Try  me,  and  know  my  thoughts : 
And  see  if  there  be  any  wicked  way  in  me. 

And  lead  me  in  the  way  everlasting. 


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right  hand 


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Jtdcctton  9. 

PSAI.M     LI. 

A  Psalm  of  David,  when  Nathan  the  prophet  came  unto  him,  after  he  had 
gone  in  to  Bath-sheba. 

Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  God,  according  to   thy  loving- 
kindness  ; 

According  unto  the  multitude  of  thy  tender  mercies  blot 

out  my  transgressions. 


I  ;i 


11 


64 


TYM'  PSALTER. 


Wash  niP  thoroughly  from  mine  iniquity, 

And  cleanse  me  from  my  sin. 
For  I  acknowledge  my  transgressi  )n3  : 

And  my  sin  is  ever  before  me. 
Agiiiist  thee,  thee  only/have  I  sinned,  and  done  this  evil  in 
thy  sight : 

That  thou  mightest  be  justified  when  thou  speakest,  and 
be  clear  when  thou  judgest. 
Hehold,  I  was  shapen  in  inicpiity ; 

And  in  sin  did  my  mother  conceive  me. 
Behold,  thou  desirest  truth  in  the  inward  parts : 

And  in  the  hidden  part  thou  shalt  make  me   to  know 
wisdom. 
Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I  shall  be  clean : 

Wash  me,  and  I  shall  be  whiter  than  snow. 
Make  me  to  hear  joy  and  gladness  ; 

That  the  bones  which  thou  hast  broken  may  rejoice. 
Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins, 

And  blot  out  all  mine  iniquities. 
Create  in  me  a  clean  heart,  O  God  ; 

And  renew  a  right  spirit  within  me. 
Cast  me  not  away  from  thy  presence  ; 

And  take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit  from  me. 
Restore  unto  me  the  joy  of  thy  salvation  ; 
And  uphold  me  with  thy  free  Spirit. 
'  Then  will  I  teach  transgressors  thy  ways ; 

And  sinners  shall  be  converted  unto  thee. 
Deliver  me  from  bloodguiltiness,  O  God,  thou  God  of  my 

salvation : 

\nd  my  tongue  shall  s'r//  aloud  of  thy  righteousness. 


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THE  PSALTER. 


65 


his  evil  in 
akest,  and 


to  know 


joice. 


God  of  my 


Lisness. 


(1  Lord,  open  thou  my  lips ; 

And  my  mouth  shall  show  forth  thy  praise. 
I'or  thou  desirest  not  sacrifice  ;  else  wouitl  I  give  it : 

Thou  delightest  not  in  burnt  offering. 
The  sacrifices  of  Ood  are  a  broken  spirit  : 

A  broken  and  a   contrite  heart,   O  (Jod,  thou  wilt  not 
despise. 

Do  good  in  thy  good  pleasure  unto  Zion  : 

Huild  thou  the  walls  of  Jerusalem. 
Then  shalt  thou  be  pleased  with  the  sacrifices  of  righteousness, 

With  burnt  offering  and  whole  burnt  offering  :   then  shall 

they  offer  bullocks  upon  thine  altar. 


J)dmton  10. 

I'SAI-M    XL. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

I  WAITED  patiently  for  the  I^)rd  ; 

And  he  inclined  unto  me,  and  heard  my  cry. 

He  brought  me  up  also  out  of  a  horrible  jiit,  out  of  the  miry 
clay, 

And    set    my   feet    upon    a    rock,   and    established    my 
goings. 

And  he  hath  put  a  new  song  in  my  mouth,  even  praise  unto 
our  God : 

Many  shall  see  it,  and  fear,  and  shall  trust  in  the  Lord. 
Blessed  is  that  man  that  maketh  the  Lord  his  trust. 

And  respecteth  not  the  proud,  nor  such  as  turn  aside  to 
lies. 

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THE  rSAI.TER. 


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Many,  O  L(5rd  my  God,  are  thy  wonderful  works  which  thoti 
hast  done, 

And  thy  thoughts  which  are  to  us- ward  : 
They  cannot  be  reckoned  up  in  order  unto  thee  : 

If  I  would  declare  and  speak  of  them,  they  are  more  than 
can  be  numbered. 
Sacrifice  and  offering  thou  didst  not  desire  ; 

Mine  ears  hast  thou  opened  : 
Burnt  offering  and  sm  offering  hast  thou  not  required. 

Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  come  : 
In  the  volume  of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me  :  I  delight  to  do 
thy  will,  O  my  God  : 

Yea,  thy  law  is  within  my  heart. 
1  have  preached  righteousness  in  the  great  congregation  : 

Lo,    I    hive    not    refrained    my    lips,    O    Lord,    thou 
knowest. 
I  have  not  hid  my  righteousness  within  my  heart ;  I  have  de- 
clared thy  faithfulness  and  thy  salvation  : 

I  have  not  concealed  thy  lovingkindness  und  thy  truth 
from  the  great  congregation. 
Withhold  not  thou  thy  tender  mercies  from  me,  O  Ix)Rn  : 

Let  thy  lovingkindness  and  thy  truth  continually  preserve 
me. 
For  innumerable  evils  have  compassed  me  about : 

Mine  iniquities  have  taken  hold  upon  me,  so  that  I  am 
not  able  to  look  up ; 
They  are  more  than  the  hairs  of  mine  head : 

.  Therefore  my  heart  faileth  me. 
Be  pleased,  O  Lord,  to  deliver  me : 
O  Lord,  make  haste  to  help  me. 


THE  PSALTER. 


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\tion  : 
:.oKU,    thou 

"I  have  de- 
d  thy  truth 

illy  preserve 

o  that  I  am 


Let  them  be  a;;h:\med  and  confounded  to^rethcr  that  seen  after 
my  soul  to  destroy  it ;  let  them  be  driven  backward  and  put 
to  shame  that  wish  me  evil. 

Let  them  be  desolate  for  a  reward  of  their  shame  that 
say  unto  me,  Aha,  aha. 
Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  thef  , 

Let  such  as  love  thy  salvation  say  continually,  'J  ^e  I^jR! 
be  magnified. 
But  I  am  poor  and  needy ; 

Yet  the  Lord  thinketh  upon  me  :  thou  art  my  hf:'p  and 
my  deliverer ;  make  no  tarrying,  O  my  God. 

J>dectton  II. 

Psalm  CIIL 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

JjLESS  the  Lord,  O  my  soul : 

And  all  that  is  within  me,  bless  his  holy  name. 
Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul, 

And  forget  not  all  his  benefits  : 
V\'ho  forgiveth  all  thine  iniquities ; 

Who  healeth  all  thy  diseases  ; 

Who  redeemeth  thy  life  from  destruction  ; 

Who    crowneth    thee    with    lovingkindness   and    tender 
mercies  ; 

Who  satisfieth  thy  mouth  with  good  things ; 

So  that  thy  youth  is  renewed  like  the  eagle's. 
The  IX)RO  executeth  righteousness  and  judgment  for  all  that 
are  oppressed. 

He  made  known   his  ways  unto  Moses,  his  acts  unto  the 
children  of  Israel. 


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The  TvORD  is  merciful  and  gracious, 

Slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy. 
He  will  not  always  chide  : 

Neither  will  he  keep  his  anger  for  ever. 
He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our  sins  ; 

Nor  rewarded  us  according  to  our  iniquities. 
For  as  the  heaven  is  high  above  the  earth. 

So  great  is  his  mercy  toward  them  that  fear  him. 
.\s  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west, 

So  far  hath  he  removed  our  transgressions  from  us. 
Like  as  a  father  pitieth  his  children. 

So  the  Lord  pitieth  them  that  fear  him. 
For  he  knoweth  our  frame  ; 

He  remembereth  that  we  are  dust. 
.■\s  for  man,  his  days  are  as  grass  : 

As  a  flower  of  the  field,  so  he  flourisheth. 
For  the  wind  passeth  over  it,  and  it  is  gone  ; 

And  the  place  thereof  shall  know  it  no  more, 
liut  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  is  from  everlasting  to  everlasting 
upon  them  that  fear  him, 

And  his  righteousness  unto  children's  children;  to  such 

as  keep  his  covenant,  and  to  those  that  remember  his 

commandments  to  do  them. 
The  I-ORD  hath  prepared  his  throne  in  the  heavens ; 

And  his  kingdom  ruleth  over  all. 
Bless  the  Lord,  ye  his  angels,  that  excel  in  strength. 

That  do  his  commandments,  hearkening  unto  the  voice 

of  his  word. 
Bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  hosts  ; 

Ye  ministers  of  his,  that  do  his  pleasure. 
Bless  the  Lord,  all  his  works  in  all  places  of  his  dominion  : 

Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 


Tilt:.    PSALTER. 


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^dcction  12. 

Psalm  CXXX. 
A  Song  of  degrees. 

Out  of  the  depths  have  I  cried  unto  thee,  O  Ix)rd. 
Lord,  hear  my  voice  : 

Let  thine  ears  be  attentive  to  the  voice  of  my  supplica- 
tions. 

If  thou.  Lord,  shouldest  mark  iniquities,  O  Lord,  who  shall 
stand  ? 

But  there  is  forgiveness  with  thee,  that  thou  mayest  be 
feared. 

I  wait  for  the  Lord,  my  soul  doth  wait, 

And  in  his  word  do  I  hope. 

My  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord  more  than  they  that  watch  for 
the  morning : 

I  say,  more  than  '.hey  that  watch  for  the  morning. 
Let  Israel  hope  in  the  Lord  : 

For  with  the  Lo.<d  there  is  mercy. 
And  with  him  is  plenteous  redemption. 

And  he  shall  redeem  Israel  from  all  his  iniquities. 


RSALM    CXVI. 

I   LOVE  the  Lord  because  he  hath  heard   my  voice   and 
my  supplications. 

Because  he  hath  inclined  his  ear  unto  me,  therefore  will 

I  call  upon  him  as  long  as  I  live. 
The  sorrows  of  death  compassed  me,  and  the  pains  of  hell  gat 
hold  upon  me  : 

I  found  trouble  and  sorrow. 


I 


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rilE  PSALTER. 


i     'I 


i!  ■\i\ 


Then  called  I  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 

0  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  deliver  my  soul. 
Gracious  is  the  Lord,  and  righteous  ; 

Yea,  our  God  is  merciful. 
The  Lord  preserveth  the  simple  : 

1  was  brought  low,  and  he  helped  me. 
Return  unto  thy  rest,  O  my  soul ; 

For  the  Lord  hath  dealt  bountifully  with  thee. 
For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  death, 

Mine  eyes  from  tears,  and  my  feet  from  falling. 
I  will  walk  before  the  Lord  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

I  believed,  therefore  have  I  spoken : 
I  was  greatly  afflicted  : 

I  said  in  my  haste.  All  men  are  liars. 
What  shall  I  render  unto  the  Lord  for  all  his  benefits  toward 
me? 

I  will  take  the  cup  of  salvation,  and  call  upon  the  name 

of  the  Lord. 
I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord  now  in  the  presence  of  all 
his  people. 

Precious  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  is  the  death  of  his  saints. 

0  Lord,  truly  I  am  thy  servant ;  I  am  thy  servant,  and  the  son 
of  thine  handmaid  : 

Thou  hast  loosed  my  bonds. 

1  will  offer  to  thee  the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving. 

And  will  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Ujrd. 
I  will  pay  my  "ows  unto  the  Lord  now  in  the  presence  of  all 
his  people. 

In  the  courts  of  the  Lord's  house,  in  the  midst  of  thee, 

O  Jerusalem.     Praise  ye  the  Iaird. 


THE   PSALTER 


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J>eIectton  13. 

Psalm  XLll. 

As  the  hart  panteth  after  the  water  brooks, 

So  panteth  my  soul  after  thee,  O  God. 
My  soul  thirsteth  for  God,  for  the  hving  (;od  : 

When  shall  I  come  and  appear  before  God  ? 
My  tears  have  been  my  meat  day  and  night, 

While  they  continually  say  unto  me,  Where  is  thy  God  ? 
When  I  remember  these  things,  I  pour  out  my  soul  in  me  : 

For  I  had  gone  with  the  multitude,  I  went  with  them  to 

the  house  of  God,  with  the  voice  of  joy  and  praise,  with  a 

multitude  that  kept  holy-day. 

Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul?  and  why  art  thou  dis- 
quieted in  me? 

Hope  thou  in  God  :  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him  for  the  help 
of  his  countenance. 

0  my  God,  my  soul  is  cast  down  within  me  : 

Therefore  will  I  remember  thee  from  the  land  of  Jordan, 

and  of  the  Hermonites,  from  the  hill  Mizar. 
Deep  calleth  unto  deep  at  the  noise  of  thy  waterspouts : 

All  thy  waves  and  thy  billows  are  gone  over  me. 
Yet  the  Lord  will  command  his  lovingkindness  in  the  daytime, 

And  in  the  night  his  song  shall  be  with  me,  and  my  prayer 

unto  the  God  of  my  life. 

1  will   say   unto   God    my   rock.   Why   hast   thou    forgotten 
me? 

Why  go  I  mourning  because   of  the  oppression  of  the 
enemy  ? 


""^m'ZSA^&^tiK^it^afvm. 


72  THE  rSALTER. 

As  with  a  sword  in  my  bones,  mine  enemies  reproach  me ; 

While  tb  y  say  daily  unto  me,  Where  is  thy  God? 
Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul?  and  why  art  thou  dis- 
([uieted  within  me? 

Hope  thou  in  (lod  :  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him,  who  is  the 
health  of  my  countenance,  and  my  God. 


Psalm  XLVI. 

(jOn  is  our  refuge  and  strength, 

A  very  present  help  in  trouble. 
Therefore  will  not  we  fear,  though  the  earth  be  removed, 

And  though  the  mountains  be  carried  into  the  midst  of 

the  sea ; 

Though  the  waters  thereof  roar  and  be  troubled. 

Though  the  mountains  shake  with  the  swelling  thereof. 
There  is  a  river,  the  streams  whereof  shall  make  glad  the  crty 
of  God, 

The  holy  place  of  the  tabernacles  of  the  Most  High. 
God  is  in  the  midst  of  her ;  she  shall  not  be  moved  : 

God  shall  help  her,  and  that  right  early. 
The  heathen  raged,  the  kingdoms  were  moved  : 

He  uttered  his  voice,  the  earth  melted. 
The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us ; 

The  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge. 
Come,  behold  the  works  of  the  Ix)RD, 

What  desolations  he  hath  made  in  the  earth. 
He  maketh  wars  to  cease  unto  the  end  of  the  earth  ; 

He  breaketh  the  bow,  and  cutteth  the  spear  in  sunder ; 

he  bumeth  the  chariot  in  the  fire. 


THE  I'SALTEK. 


n 


Be  still,  and  know  that  I  am  God  : 

I  will  be  exalted  among  the  heathen,  I  will  be  exalted  in 
the  earth. 
The  1,1  )Ki)  of  hosts  is  with  us  ; 

The  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge. 


Selection  14. 

Psalm  VIII. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

O  LORD  our  Lord,  how  excellent    is  thy  name  in  all  the 
earth  ! 

Who  hast  set  thy  glory  above  the  heavens. 
Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  hast  thou  ordained 
strength  because  of  thine  enemies, 

That  thou  mightest  still  the  enemy  and  the  avenger. 
When  I  consider  thy  heavens,  the  work  of  thy  fingers, 

The  moon  and  the  stars,  which  thou  hast  ordained : 
What  is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful  of  him  ? 

And  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest  him  ? 
For  thou  hast  made  him  a  little  lower  than  the  angeli. 

And  hast  crowned  him  with  glory  and  honour. 

Thou  madest  him  to  have  dominion  over  the  works  of  tin- 
hands  ; 

Thou  hast  put  all  things  under  his  feet : 
All  sheep  and  oxen, 

Yea,  and  the  beasts  of  the  field  ; 
The  fowl  of  the  air,  and  the  fish  of  the  sea, 

And  whatsoever  passeth  through  the  paths  of  the  seas, 
O  Lord  our  Lord,  how  excellent  is  thy  name  in  all  the  earth  ! 


mmm 


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rJ/E  PSALTER. 


PSAI-M  XVI. 

Michtain  of  David. 

Preserve  me,  o  God :     • 

For  in  thee  do  I  pat  my  trust. 
O  my  soul,  thou  hast  said  unto  the  Lord,  Thou  art  my  Lord : 

My  goodness  extendeth  not  to  thee  ; 
But  to  the  saints  that  are  in  the  earth, 

And  to  the  excellent,  in  whom  is  all  my  delight. 
Their  sorrows  shall  be  multiplied  that  hasten  after  another  god  : 
Their  drink  offerings  of  blood  will  I  not  offer,  nor  take  up 
their  names  into  my  lips. 
The  LoRH  is  the  portion  of  mine  inheritance  and  of  my  cup  : 

Thou  maintainest  my  lot. 
The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in  pleasant  places ; 

Yea,  I  have  a  goodly  heritage. 
I  will  bless  the  Lord,  who  hath  given  me  counsel : 
My  reins  also  instnict  me  in  the  night  seasons. 
I  have  set  the  Ix)RD  always  before  me  : 

Because  he  is  at  my  right  hand,  I  shall  not  be  moved. 
Therefore  my  heart  is  glad,  and  my  glory  rejoiceth : 

My  flesh  also  shall  rest  in  hope. 
For  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  in  hell ; 

Neither  wilt  thou  suffer  thine  Holy  One  to  see  corruption. 
Thou  wilt  shew  me  the  path  of  life  : 

In  thy  presence  is  fulness  of  joy  ;  at  thy  right  hand  there 
are  pleasures  for  evermore. 


THE   PSALTER. 


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Selection  15. 

Psalm  I,XX\\I. 

A  Prayer  of  Da\id, 
JjOW  down  thine  ear,  O  Lord,  hear  me  : 

Yox  I  am  poor  and  neeay. 
Preserve  my  soul ;  for  1  am  holy : 

O  thou  my  (jod,  save  thy  servant  that  trusteth  in  thee. 
Be  merciful  unto  me,  O  Lord  : 

For  I  cry  unto  thee  daily. 
Rejoice  the  soul  of  thy  servant : 

For  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift  up  my  soul. 
For  thou,  Lord,  art  good,  and  ready  to  forgive  ; 

k-oA  plenteous  in  mercy  unto  all  them  that  call  upon  thee. 
Give  ear,  O  Lord,  unto  my  prayer ; 

And  attend  to  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 
In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I  will  call  upon  thee  : 

For  thou  wilt  answer  me. 
Among  the  gods  there  is  none  like  unto  thee,  O  Lord  ; 

Neither  are  there  any  works  like  unto  thy  works. 

All  nations  whom  thou  hast   made  shall  come  and  worship 
before  thee,  O  Lord ; 

And  shall  glorify  thy  name. 
For  thou  art  great,  and  doest  wondrous  things  : 
Thou  art  God  alone. 

Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord  ;  I  will  walk  in  thy  truth  : 

Unite  my  heart  to  fear  thy  name. 
I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord  my  God,  with  all  my  heart : 

And  I  will  glorify  thy  name  for  evermore. 


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THE  rSALTEK. 


Vol  great  is  thy  mercy  toward  me  : 

And  thou  hast  delivt-red  my  soul  from  the  lowest  hell. 
()  (lod,  the  proud  are  risen  against  mc, 

And  the  assemblies  of  violent  men  have  sought  after  my 

soul ;  and  have  not  set  thee  before  them. 
Hut  thou,  O  Lord,  art  a  God  full  of  compassion,  and  gracious, 

Longsuffering,  and  plenteous  in  mercy  and  truth. 
(J  turn  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  upon  me  ; 

(live  thy  strength  unto  thy  senant,  anil  save  the  son  of 

thine  handmaid. 
Shew  me  a  token  for  good  ;  that  they  which  hate  me  may  see 
it,  and  be  ashamed  : 

Because  thou.  Loud,  hast  holpen  me,  and  comforted  me. 


J>dection  16. 

Psalm  CXXXX'IU. 

A  Psalm  of  Pavid. 
I  WILL  praise  thee  with  my  whole  heart : 

Before  the  gods  will  I  sing  praise  unto  thee. 
I  will  worship  toward  thy  h  )ly  temple,  and  praise  thy  name 
for  thy  lovingkindness  and  for  thy  truth  : 

For  thou  hast  magnified  thy  word  above  all  thy  name. 
In  the  day  when  I  cried  thou  answeredst  me. 

And  strengthenedst  me  with  strength  in  my  soul. 
.'Ml  the  kings  of  the  earth  shall  praise   thee,  O  Lord,  when 
they  hear  the  words  of  thy  mouth. 

Yea,  they  shall  sing  in  the  w.iys  of  the  Lord  :  for  great 

is  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 
Though  the  Ix)RD  be  high,  yet  hath  he  respect  unto  the  lowly : 

But  the  proud  he  knoweth  afar  off. 


THE  PSALTEK. 


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Though  I  walk  in  the  mitlst  of  trouble,  thou  wilt  revive  me : 
Thou  shall    'retch  forth  tl   nt-  h.ind  against  the  wrath  of 
mine  enemies,  and  thy  right  ''  "ul  shall  save  me. 

The  Lord  will  perfect  that  which  toncerneth  me  : 

Thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  endureth  for  ever :  forsake  not  the 
works  of  thine  own  hands. 


"W 


Psalm  XXVII. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

1  HE  Lord  is  my  light  and  my  salvation  ;  whom  shall  I  fear? 
The  Lord  is  the  strength  of  my  life ;  of  whom  shall  I 
be  afraid? 

When  the  wicked,  even  mine  enemies  and  my  foes,  came  upon 
me  to  eat  up  my  flesh. 

They  stumbled  and  fell. 

Though  a  host  should  encamp  against  me,  my  heart  shall  not 
fear : 

Though  war  should   rise  against  me,  in  this  will  I  be 
confident. 

One  thing  have  I  desired  of  the  Lord, 

That  will  I  seek  after ; 

That  I  may  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  all  the  days  of 
my  life. 

To  behold  the  beauty  of  the  Lord,  and  to  inquire  in  his 
temple. 

For  in  the  time  of  trouble  he  shall  hide  me  in  his  pavilion  : 

In  the  secret  of  his  tabernacle  shall  he  hide  me  ; 
He  shall  set  me  up  upon  a  rock. 

And  now  shall  mine  head  be  lifted  up  above  mine  ene- 
mies round  about  me : 


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THE  rSALTEK. 


W 

I  ! 


Therefore  will  I    -ffer  in  his  tabernacle  sacrifices  of  joy ; 

I  wiP  sing,  yea,  I  will  sing  praises  unto  the  Loku. 
Hear,  O  Lorii.  when  I  cry  with  my  voice  : 

Have  mercy  also  upon  me,  and  answer  me. 
When  thou  saidst,  Seek  ye  m'y  face  ; 

My  heart  said  unto  thee,  Thy  fiice,  Ujru,  will  1  seek. 
Hide  not  thy  face  far  from  me  ; 

Put  not  thy  servant  away  in  anger : 
Thou  hast  been  my  help  ;  leave  me  not. 

Neither  forsake  me,  ()  (iod  of  my  salvation. 
When  my  father    ind  my  mother  forsake  me,  then  the  Lord 
will  take  me  up. 

Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Ix)rd, 
And  lead  me  in  a  i)lain  path,  because  of  mine  enemies. 

Deliver  me  not  over  unto  the  will  of  mine  enemies : 
For  false  witnesses  are  risen  up  against  me, 

And  such  as  breathe  out  cruelty. 
I  had  fainted,  unless  I  had  believed  to  see  the  goodness  6f  the 
Lord  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

Wait  on  the  Lord  : 
Be  of  good  courage,  and  he  shall  strengthen  thine  heart : 

Wait,  I  say,  on  the  Lord. 

^drction  17. 

Psalm  XCIL 

A  Fsalm  or  Song  for  the  sabbath  day. 

It  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto  the  I^rd, 

And  to  sing  praises  unto  thy  name,  O  Most  High : 

To  show  forth  thy  lovingkindness  in  the  morning, 
And  thy  faithfulness  every  night, 


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TI/E  PSALTER. 


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Lord 


if  the 


Upon  an  instnimcnt  of  ten  strings,  and  upon  the  psaltery ; 

Upon  the  harp  with  a  solemn  sound. 
I'or  thou,  I,i)RiJ,  hast  made  me  glad  through  thy  work  : 

I  will  triumph  in  the  works  of  thy  hands. 
()  I.()ki),  how  great  are  thy  works  ! 

And  thy  thoughts  are  very  deep. 
A  bnitish  man  knoweth  not ; 

Neither  doth  a  fool  understand  this. 
When  the  wicked  spring  as  the  grass. 

And  when  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  do  flourish  ; 
It  is  that  they  shall  be  destroyed  for  ever : 

But  thou,  Lord,  art  most  high  for  evermore. 

For,  lo,  thine  enemies,  O  Lord,  for,  lo,  thine  enemies  shall 
perish  ; 

All  the  workers  of  iniquity  shall  be  scattered. 
But  my  horn  shalt  thou  exalt  like  the  horn  of  a  uni'-  .rn  : 

I  shall  be  anointed  with  fresh  oil. 

Mine  eye  also  shall  see  my  desire  on  mine  enemies, 

And  mine  ears  shall  hear  my  desire  of  the  wicked  that 
rise  up  against  me. 

The  righteous  shall  flourish  like  the  palm  tree : 

He  shall  grow  like  a  cedar  in  Lebanon. 
Those  that  be  planted  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  shall  flourish 
in  the  courts  of  our  God. 

They  shall  still  bring  forth  fruit  in  old  age ; 

They  shall  be  fat  and  flourishing ;  to  shew  that  the  Lord  is 
upright : 

He  is  my  rock,  and  there  is  no  unrighteousness  in  him. 


8o 


THE  PSALTER. 


Psalm  XCIII. 

The  Lord  reigneth, 

He  is  clothed  with  majesty ; 
The  Lord  is  clothed  with  strength,  wherewith  he  hath  girded 
himself: 

The  world  also  is  stablished,  that  it  cannot  be  moved. 
Thy  throne  is  established  of  old  : 

Thou  art  from  everlasting. 
The  floods  have  lifted  up,  O  Lord,  the  floods  have  lifted  up 
their  voice  ; 

The  floods  lift  up  their  waves. 
The  Lord  on  high  is  mightier  than  the  noise  of  many  waters, 

Yea,  than  the  mighty  waves  of  the  sea. 
Thy  testimonies  are  very  sure  : 

Holiness  becometh  thine  house,  O  Lord,  for  ever. 


J^ekctton  18. 

From  Psalm  XXXVH. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

Fret  not  thyself  because  of  evil  doers, 

Neither  be  thou  envious  against  the  workers  of  iniquity. 
For  they  shall  soon  be  cut  down  like  the  grass, 

And  wither  as  the  green  herb. 
Trust  in  the  I^^rd,  and  do  good ; 

So  Shalt  thou  dwell  in  the  land,  and  verily  thou  shalt  be 

fed. 
Delight  thyself  also  in  the  Lord  ; 


THE  PSALTER. 


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And  he  shall  give  thee  the  desires  of  thine  heart. 
Commit  thy  way  unto  the  Lord  ; 

Trust  also  in  him ;  and  he  shall  bring  it  to  pass. 
And  he  shall  b-ing  forth  thy  righteousness  as  the  light, 

And  thy  judgment  as  the  noonday. 
Rest  in  the  Lord, 

And  wait  patiently  for  him  : 

Fret  not  thy'c!f  because  of  him  who  prospereth  in  his  way, 

Becau  t    >/   the    man  who   bringeth   wicked  devices  to 
pass. 

Cease  from  anger,  and  forsake  v/rath  : 

Fret  not  thyself  in  any  wise  to  do  evil. 

For  evil  doers  shall  be  cut  off: 

But  those  that  wait  upon  the  Lord,  they  shall  inherit  the 
earth. 

For  yet  a  little  while,  and  the  wicked  shall  not  be  : 

Yea,  thou  shalt  diligendy  consider  his  place,  and  it  shall 
not  be. 

But  the  meek  shall  inherit  the  eart!i  ■; 

And    shall    delight    themselves    in    the    abundance    of 
peace. 

The  wicked  plotteth  against  the  just, 

And  gnasheth  upon  him  with  his  teeth. 
The  Lord  shall  laugh  at  him  : 

For  he  seeth  that  his  day  is  coming. 
The  wicked  have  drawn  out  the  sword,  and  have  bent  their 
bow,  to  cast  down  the  poor  and  needy. 

And  to  slay  such  as  be  of  upright  conversation. 

Their  sword  shall  enter  into  their  own  heart. 

And  their  bows  shall  be  broken. 

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A  little  that  a  righteous  man  hath  is  better  than  the  riches  of 
many  wicked. 

For  the  arms  of  the  wicked  shall  be  broken  :  but  the  Lord 
upholdeth  the  righteous. 
The  Lord  knoweth  the  days  of  the  upiight : 
And  their  inheritance  shall  be  for  ever. 
They  shall  not  be  ashamed  in  the  evil  time  : 

And  in  the  days  of  famine  they  shall  be  sati'^fied. 
But  the  wicked  shall  perish, 

And  the  enemies  of  the  Lord  shall  be  as  the  fat  of  lambs : 
They  shall  consume ; 

Into  smoke  shall  they  consume  away. 
The  wicked  borrovveth,  and  payeth  not  again  : 

iV't  the  righteous  sheweth  mercy,  and  givcth. 
For  such  as  be  blessed  of  him  shall  inherit  the  earth  ; 
And  they  that  be  cursed  of  him  shall  be  cut  off. 
The  steps  of  a  good  man  are  ordered  by  the  Lcrd  : 

And  he  delighteth  in  his  way. 
Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not  be  utterly  cast  down : 
For  the  Lord  upholdeth  him  with  his  hand. 
I  have  been  young,  and  now  am  old  ; 

Yet  have  I  not  seen  the  righteous  forsaken,  nor  his  seed 
begging  bread. 
He  is  ever  merciful,  and  lendeth  j  and  his  seed  is  blessed. 
Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good ;  and  dwell  for  evermore. 


THE  PSALTER. 


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J>clection  19. 

Psalm  XXXIII. 

KeJOICE  in  the  Lord,  O  ye  ri'^hteous : 
For  praise  is  comely  for  the  upright. 
Praise  the  Lord  with  harp  : 

Sing  unto  him  with  the  psaltery  and  an  instrun.ent  of  ten 
strings. 

Sing  vnto  him  a  new  song ; 

Play  skilfully  with  a  loud  noise. 
For  the  word  of  the  Lord  is  right ; 

And  all  his  work^.  are  done  in  truth. 
He  loveth  righteousness  and  judgment : 

The  earth  is  full  of  the  goodness  of  the  Lord. 
By  the  word  of  the  Lorl  were  the  heavens  made ; 

And  all  the  host  of  them  by  the  breath  of  his  month. 
He  gathereth  the  waters  of  the  sea  together  as  a  heap  : 

He  layeth  up  the  depth  in  storehouses. 
Let  all  the  earth  fear  the  Lord  : 

Let  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  world  stand  in  awe  of  him. 
For  he  spake,  and  it  v;as  done  ; 

He  commanded,  and  it  stood  fast. 
The  Lord  bring eth  the  counsel  of  the  heathen  to  nought : 

He  maketh  the  devices  of  the  people  of  none  effect. 
The  counsel  of  the  Lord  standeth  for  ever, 

The  thoughts  of  his  heart  to  all  generations. 

Blessed  is  the  nation  whose  God  is  the  Lord  ; 

And   the   people   whom    he   hath   chosen    for   his   own 
inheritance. 


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THE  PSALTER. 


The  Lord  looketh  from  heaven;  he  behokleth  all  the  sons 
of  men. 

From  the  place  of  his  habitation  he  looketh  upon  all  the 

inhabitants  of  the  earth. 
He  fashioneth  their  hearts  alike  ; 

He  considereth  all  their  works. 
There  is  no  king  saved  by  the  multitude  of  a  host : 

A  mighty  man  is  not  delivered  by  much  strength. 
A  horse  is  a  vain  thing  for  safety  : 

Neither  shall  he  deliver  any  by  his  great  strength. 
Behold,  the  eye  of  the  I-ORU  is  upon  them  that  fear  him, 

Upon  them  that  hope  in  his  mercy ; 
To  deliver  their  soul  from  death, 

And  t--  '  •    '">  them  alive  it:  famine. 
Our  soul  w.  ..vui  for  t^^e  Lord  : 

He  is  our  help  and  our  shield. 
For  our  heart  shall  rejoice  in  him, 

Because  we  have  trusted  in  his  holy  name. 
Let  li  y  mercy,  O  Ia)RD,  be  upon  us, 

Accordmg  as  we  hope  in  thee. 

if»ekrtion  20. 

Psalm  XC. 

A  Prayer  of  Moses  the  man  of  God. 
Lord,  thou  hast  been  our  dwcllingplace  in  all  generations. 

Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth, 
Or  ever  thou  hadst  formed  the  earth  and  the  world. 

Even  from  everlasting  to  everlasting,  thou  art  God. 


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THE  PSALTER. 


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Thou  tumest  man  to  destruction  ; 

And  sayest,  Return,  ye  children  of  men. 
For  a  thousand  years  in  thy  sight  are  but  as  yesterday  when 
it  is  past, 

And  as  a  watch  in  the  night. 
Thou  earnest  them  away  as  with  a  flood  : 

They  are  as  a  sleep  : 
In  the  inorning  they  are  like  gra'js  which  groweth  up. 

In  tht  morning  it  flourishei;h,  and  groweth  up  ,    in  the 

evening  it  is  cut  down,  and  withereth. 
For  we  are  consumed  by  thine  anger, 

And  by  thy  wrath  are  we  troubled. 
Thou  hast  set  our  iniquities  before  thee. 

Our  secret  sins  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 
For  all  our  days  are  passed  away  in  thy  wrath  : 

We  spend  our  years  as  a  tale  that  is  told. 
The  days  of  our  years  are  threescore  years  and  ten ; 

And  if  by  reason  of  strength  they  be  fourscore  years,  yet 

is  their  strength  labour  and  sorrow ;  for  it  is  soon  cut  off, 

and  we  fly  away. 

Who  knoweth  the  power  of  thine  anger? 

Even  according  to  thy  fear,  so  is  thy  wrath. 

So  teach  us  to  number  our  days,  that  we  may  apply  our  hearts 
unto  wisdom. 

Return,  O  Lord,  how  long?  and  let  it  repent  thee  con- 
cerning thy  servants. 

O  satisfy  us  early  with  thy  mercy ; 

That  we  may  rejoice  and  be  glad  all  our  days. 

Make  us  glad  according  to  the  days  wherein  thou  hast  afflicted  us, 
And  the  years  wherein  we  have  seen  evil. 


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THE  PSALTER. 


Let  thy  work  appear  unto  thy  servants, 

And  thy  glory  unto  their  children. 
And  let  the  beauty  of  the  Lord  our  ( .od  be  upon  us : 

And  establish  thou  the  work  of  our  hands  upon  us ;  yea, 

the  work  of  our  hands  establish  thou  it. 


PSAI-M    XXXIX. 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

I  SAID,  I  will  take  heed  to  my  ways,  that  I  sin  not  with  my 
tongue  : 

I  will  keep  my  mouth  with  a  bridle,  while  the  wicked  is 
before  me. 
I   was   dumb   with    silence,    I    held    my    peace,    even    from 
good; 

And  my  sorrow  was  stirred. 
My  heart  was  hot  within  me  ; 

While  I  was  musing  the  fire  burned  : 
Then  spake  I  with  my  tongue,  Lord,  make  me  to  know  mine 
end,  and  the  measure  of  my  days,  what  it  is ; 

That  I  may  know  how  frail  I  am. 
Behold,  thou  hast  made  my  days  as  a  handbreadth  ; 

And  mine  age  is  as  nothing  before  thee  : 
Verily  every  man  at  his  best  state  is  altogether  vanity. 

Surely  every  man  walketh  in  a  vain  shew  : 
Surely  they  are  disquieted  in  vain  : 

He  heapeth  up  riches,  and  knoweth  not  who  shall  gather 
them. 
And  now.  Lord,  what  wait  I  for? 
My  hope  is  in  thee. 


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THE  PSALTER. 


87 


Deliver  me  from  all  my  tranigressions  : 

Make  me  not  the  reproach  of  the  foolish. 
I  was  dumb, 

I  opened  not  my  mouth ;  because  thou  didst  it. 
Remove  thy  stroke  away  from  me  : 

I  am  consumed  by  the  blow  of  thine  hand. 
When  thou  with  rebukes  dost  correct  man  for  iniquity,  thou 
niakest  his  beauty  to  consume  away  like  a  moth : 

Surely  every  man  is  vanity. 
Hear  my  prayer,  O  I^ord, 

And  give  ear  unto  my  cry ; 

Hold  not  thy  peace  at  my  tears  : 

For  I  am  a  stranger  with  thee,  and  a  sojourner,  as  all  my 
fathers  were. 

O  spare  me,  that  I  may  recover  strength,  before  1  ^o  henco, 
and  be  no  more. 


Selection  21. 

Psalm  XCI. 

He  that  dwelleth  in  the  secret  place  of  the  Most  High  shall 
abide  under  the  shadow  of  the  Almighty. 

I  will  say  of  the  Lord,  He  is  my  refuge  and  my  i^..i^„„ . 
my  God ;  in  him  will  I  trust. 

Surely  he  shall  deliver  thee  from  the  snare  of  the  fowler. 

And  from  the  noisome  pestilence. 

He  shall  cover  thee  with  his  feathers,  and  under  his  win^s 
shalt  thou  tnist : 

His  truth  shall  be  thy  shield  and  buckler. 


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THE  PSALTER. 


Thou  shall  not  be  afraid  for  the  terror  by  night ; 

Nor  for  the  arrow  that  flieth  by  day ; 
Nor  for  the  pestilence  that  walketh  in  darkness ; 

Nor  for  the  destruction  that  wasteth  at  noonday. 
A  thousand  shall  fall  at  thy  side,  and  ten   thousand  at  thy 
right  hand ; 

But  it  shall  not  come  nigh  thee. 
Only  with  thine  eyes  shalt  thou  behold  and  see  the  reward  of 
the  wicked. 

Because  thou  hast  made  the  Lord,  which  is  my  refuge, 
even  the  Most  High,  thy  habitation ; 
There  shall  no  evil  befall  thee, 

Neither  shall  any  plague  come  nigh  thy  dwelling. 
For  he  shall  give  his  angels  charge  over  thee,  to  keep  thee 
in  all  thy  ways. 

They  shall  bear  thee  up  in  their  hands,  lest  thou  dash 
thy  foot  against  a  stone. 
Thou  shalt  tread  upon  the  lion  and  adder : 

The  young  lion  and  the  dragon  shalt  thou  trample  under 
feet. 
Because  he  hath  set  his  love  upon  me,  therefore  will  I  deliver 
him : 

I  will  set  him  on  high,  because  he  hath  known  my  name. 
He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  I  will  answer  him  : 

I  will  be  with  him  in  trouble ; 
I  will  deliver  him,  and  honour  him. 

With   long   life  will   I   satisfy   him,   and   shew  him    my 
salvation. 


THE  PSALTER. 


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Psalm  LXXXIV. 

xiOW  amiable  are  thy  tabernacles,  O  Lord  of  hosts  ! 

My  soul  longeth,  yea,  even  fainteth  for  the  courts  of  the 

Lord: 
My  heart  and  my  flesh  crieth  out  for  the  living  God. 

Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  a  house,  and  the  swallow  a 

nest  for  herself,  where  she  may  lay  her  young,  even  thine 

altars,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  my  King,  and  my  God. 
Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in  thy  house : 

They  will  be  still  praising  thee. 
Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strength  is  in  thee  ; 

In  whose  heart  are  the  ways  of  them. 
Who  passing  through  the  valley  of  Baca  make  it  a  well ; 

The  rain  also  filieth  the  pools. 
They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 

Every  one  of  tliem  in  Zion  appeareth  before  God. 
O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my  prayer  : 

Give  ear,  O  God  of  Jacob, 
^hold,  O  God  our  shield, 

And  look  upon  the  -ace  of  thine  anointed. 
^o;*  a  day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than  a  thousand. 

/  h'ad  father  be  a  doorkeeper  in  the  house  of  my  God, 

than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of  wickedness. 
For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  and  shield  : 

The  J/)Rn  will  give  grace  and  glory  : 
No  good  thing  m\\  he  withhold  from  them  that  walk  uprightly. 

O  Lord  of  hosts,  blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  thee. 


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Psalm  XXIII. 

A  I'salm  of  David. 

The  Lord  is  my  shepherd ; 

I  shall  not  want. 
He  maketh  me  to  lie  down  in  green  pastures : 

He  leadeth  me  beside  the  still  waters. 
He  restoreth  my  soul : 

He  leadeth  me  in  the  paths  of  righteousness  for  his  name's 

sake. 
Yea,  thdiigh  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the  shadow  of  death, 
I  will  fear  no  evil :  for  thou  art  with  mo  ; 

Thy  rod  and  thy  staff  they  comfort  me. 
Thou  preparest  a  table  before  me  in  tlie  presence  of  mine 
enemies : 

Thou  anointest  my  head  with  oil ;   my  cup  runneth  over. 
Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  follow  me  all  the  days  of  my  life  : 

And  I  will  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  for  ever. 


^dccttott  23. 


Psalm  I.XII. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

1  RUI.Y  my  soul  waiteth  upon  Ciod  : 

From  him  cometh  my  salvation. 
He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation  ; 

He  is  my  defence  ;  I  shall  not  be  greatly  moved. 
How  long  will  ye  imagine  mischief  against  a  man? 

Ye  shall  be  slain  all  of  you  : 
As  a  bowing  wall  shall  ye  be, 

And  as  a  tottering  fence. 


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THE  1  SALTER. 


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They  only  consult  to  cast  him  down  from  his  excellency : 

'liiey  delight  in  lies  : 
'I'hey  bless  with  tiicir  mouth, 

But  they  curse  inwardly. 
My  soul,  wait  thou  only  upon  (lod  ; 

For  my  exjjectation  is  from  him. 
He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation  : 

He  is  my  defence ;  I  shall  nm  be  mov  cd. 
Jn  God  is  my  salvation  and  my  glory  : 

The  rock  of  my  strength,  and  my  refut'c,  is  in  God. 
Trust  in  him  at  all  times;  ye  people,  pour  uiit  your  heart   be- 
fore him  : 

God  is  a  refuge  for  us. 

Surely  men  of  low  degree  are  vanity,  and  men  of  high  degree 
are  a  lie : 

To  be  laid  in  the  balance,  they  are  altogether  lighter  than 
vanity. 

Trust  not  in  oppression,  and  become  not  vain  in  robbery : 
If  riches  increase,  st    not  your  heart  upon  them. 

God  hath  spoken  once ; 

Twice  have  I  heard  this  ;  that  power  belongeth  unto  God. 

Also  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  belcngeth  mercy  : 

For  thou  renderest  to  every  man  according  to  his  work. 


Psalm  LXVH. 

(jOD  be  merciful  unto  us,  and  bless  us ; 

And  cause  his  face  to  shine  upon  us ; 
That  thy  way  may  be  known  upon  earth, 

Thy  saving  health  among  all  nations. 


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THE  PSALTER. 


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Let  the  people  praise  chee,  O  God ; 

Let  all  the  people  praise  thee. 
O  let  the  nations  be  glad  and  sing  for  joy : 

For  thou  shalt  judge  the  people  righteou;.ly,  and  govern 

the  nations  upon  earth. 
Let  the  people  praise  thi    ,  O  God ; 

Let  all  the  people  praise  thee. 
Then  shall  the  earth  yield  her  increase  ; 

And  God,  even  our  own  God,  shall  bless  us. 
( "lod  shall  bless  us ; 

And  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  fear  him. 


Selection  24. 

Psalm  LXV. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

Praise  waiteth  for  thee,  O  God,  in  Zion : 

And  unto  thee  shall  the  vow  be  performed. 
O  thou  that  hearest  prayer, 

Unto  thee  shall  all  flesh  cone. 
Iniquities  prevail  against  me  : 

As  for  our  transgressions,  thou  shalt  purge  them  away. 
Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  choosest,  and  causest  to  ap- 
proach unto  thee,  that  he  may  dwell  in  thy  courts  : 

We  shall  be  satisfied  with  the  goodness  of  thy  house,  even 

of  thy  holy  temple. 
By  terrible  things  in  righteousness  wilt  thou  answer  us,  O  God 
of  oui  salvation ; 

Who  art  the  confidence  of  all  the  ends  of  the  earth,  and 

cf  them  that  are  af.ir  off  upon  the  sea  : 


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THE  rSALTER. 


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Which  by  his  strength  setteth  fast  the  mountains ; 

Being  girded  with  power  : 
Which  stilleth  the  noise  of  the  seas, 

The  noise  of  their  waves,  and  the  tumult  of  the  people. 
They  also  that  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  are  afraid  at  thy 
tokens : 

Thou  makest  the  outgoings  of  the  morning  and  evening 

to  rejoice. 
Thou  vibitest  the  earth,  and  waterest  it : 

Thou  greatly  enrichest  it  with  the  river  of  God,  which  is 

ijU  of  water : 
Thcu  preparest  them  corn,  when  thou  hast  so  provided  foi  it. 

Thou  waterest  the  ridges  thereof  abundantly :    thou  set- 
tles! the  furrows  thereof: 
Thou  makest  it  soft  with  showers : 

Thou  blessest  the  ipringing  thereof. 
Thou  crownest  the  year  with  thy  goodness ; 

And  thy  paths  drop  fatness. 
They  drop  upon  the  pastures  of  the  wilderness  : 

And  the  little  bills  rejoice  on  every  side. 
The  pastures  are  clothed  with  flocks ; 

The  valleys  also  are  covered  over  with  corn ;  they  shout 

for  joy,  they  also  sing. 

Psalm  XXIX. 

A  Psalm  of  David.  ' 

Give  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  mighty. 

Give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 
Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  i-nto  his  name ; 

Worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness. 


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THE  PSALTER 


The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  upon  tlie  waters :  the  God  of  glory 
thundereth  : 

The  Lord  is  upon  many  waters. 
The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  powerful ; 

The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  full  of  majesty. 
The  voice  of  the, Lord  breakeih  the  cedars  ; 

Yea,  the  Lord  breaketh  the  cedars  of  Lebanon. 
He  maketh  them  alsj  to  skip  like  a  calf; 

Lebanon  and  Sirion  like  a  young  unicorn. 
The  voice  of  the  Lord  divideth  the  flames  of  fire. 

The  voice  of  the  Lord  shaketh  the  wildernesi ;  the  Lord 
shaketh  the  wilderness  of  KaJesh. 
The  voice  of  the  Lord  maketh  the  hinds  to  ca.ve,  and  dis- 
covereth  the  forests : 

And  in  his  temple  doth  every  one  speak  of  his  glory. 
The  Lord  sitteth  upon  the  flood  ; 

Yea,  the  Lord  sitteth  King  for  ever. 
The  Lord  will  give  strength  unto  his  people  ; 
Th.;  Lord  will  bless  his  people  with  peace. 

Selection  25. 

From  Psalm  CIV. 

Bless  the  lord,  O  my  soul. 

O  Lord  my  God,  thou  an  very  great ; 
Thou  art  clothed  with  honour  and  majesty : 

Who  coverest  thyself  with  light  as  with  a  garment : 
Who  stretchest  out  the  heavens  like  a  curtain  : 

Who  layeth  the  beams  of  his  chambers  in  the  waters  : 


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THE  PSALTER.  95 

Who  maketh  the  clouds  his  chariot : 

Who  walketh  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind  : 
Who  maketh  his  angels  spirits ; 

His  ministers  a  flaming  fire  : 
Who  laid  the  foundations  of  the  earth, 

That  it  should  not  be  removed  for  ever. 
Thou  coveredst  it  with  the  deep  as  with  a  garment : 

The  waters  stood  above  the  mountains. 
At  thy  rebuke  they  fled  ; 

At  the  voice  of  thy  thunder  they  hasted  away. 
They  go  up  by  the  mountains ; 

They  go  down  by  the  valleys  unto  the  place  which  thou 
hast  founded  for  them. 
Thou  hast  set  a  bound  that  they  may  not  pass  over  ; 

That  they  turn  not  again  to  cover  the  earth. 
He  sendeth  the  springs  into  the  valleys,  which  nm  among  the  hills. 

They  give  drink  to  every  beast  of  the  field  ; 
The  wild  asses  quench  their  thirst. 

By  them  shall  the  fowls  of  the  heaven  have  their  habita- 
tion, which  sing  among  the  branches. 
He  watereth  the  hills  from  his  chambers  : 

The  earth  is  satisfied  with  the  fruit  of  thy  works. 
He  causeth  the  grass  to  grow  for  the  catde, 

And  herb  for  the  service  of  man  :  that  he  may  bring  forth 
food  out  of  the  earth  ; 
And  wine  that  maketh  glad  the  heart  of  man,  and  oil  to  make 
his  face  to  shine, 

And  brer.d  which  strengtheneth  man's  heart. 
The  trees  of  the  Lord  are  full  of  sap  ; 

The  cedars  of  Lebanon,  which  he  hath  planted  ; 


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illE  PSALTER. 


Where  the  birds  make  their  nests : 

As  for  the  stork,  the  fir  trees  are  her  house, 
."he  high  hills  are  a  refuge  for  the  wild  goats; 

And  the  rocks  for  the  conies. 
He  appointed  the  moon  for  seasons ; 

The  sun  knoweth  his  going  down. 
Thou  makest  darkness,  and  it  is  night :  ' 

Wherein  all  the  beasts  of  the  forest  do  creep  forth 
The  young  lions  roar  after  their  prey. 

And  seek  their  meat  from  God. 
The  sun  ariseth,  they  gather  themselves  together, 

And  lay  them  down  in  their  dens. 
Man  goeth  forth  unto  his  work 

And  to  his  labour  until  the  evening. 
O  LoRU,  how  manifold  are  thy  works  ! 
In  wisdom  hast  thou  made  them  all 
thy  riches. 


the  earth  is  full  of 


Selection  26. 

Psalm  LXIII. 

A  Psalm  of  David,  when  he  was  in  the  wilderness  of  Jiidah. 
O  GOD,  thou  art  my  God  ;  early  will  I  seek  thee  : 

My  soul  thirsteth  for  thee,  my  flesh  longeth  for  thee  in  a 

dry  and  thirsty  land,  where  no  water  is  ; 
To  see  thy  power  and  thy  glory,  so  as  I  have  seen  thee  in  the 
sanctuary. 

Because  thy  lovingkindness  is  better  than  Hfe,  my  lips 

shall  praise  thee. 


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THE  rs ALTER. 


97 


Thus  will  I  bless  thee  while  I  live  : 

I  will  lift  up  my  hands  in  thy  name. 
My  soul  shall  be  satisfied  as  with  marrow  and  fatness ; 

And  my  mouth  shall  praise  thee  with  joyful  lips  : 
When  I  remember  thee  upon  my  bed, 

And  meditate  on  thee  in  the  night  watches. 
Because  thou  hast  been  my  help,  therefore  in  the  shadow  of 
thy  wings  will  I  rejoice. 

My  soul  followeth  hard  after  thee : 
Thy  right  hand  upholdeth  me. 

But  those  that  seek  my  soul,  to  destroy  it,  shall  go  into 

the  lower  parts  of  the  earth. 
They  shall  fall  by  the  sword  : 

They  shall  be  a  portion  for  foxes. 
But  the  king  shall  rejoice  in  God  ; 

Every  one  that  sweareth   by  him   shall  glory,    but  the 

mouth  of  them  that  speak  lies  shall  be  stopped. 


Psalm  CXXI. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

I  WIIJv  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the  hills,  from  whence  cometh 
my  help. 

My  help  cometh  from  the  Lord,  which  made  heaven  and 

earth. 
He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to  be  moved  :  he  that  keepeth  thee 
will  not  slumber. 

Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel  shall  neither  slumber  nor 

sleep. 
The  Lord  is  thy  keeper  : 

The  Lord  is  thy  shade  upon  thy  right  hand, 

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98 


THE  PSALTER. 


I'he  sun  shall  not  smite  thee  by  day, 

Nor  the  moon  by  night. 
The  Lord  shall  preserve  thee  from  all  evil : 

He  shall  jireserve  thy  soul. 
The  I.ORL)  shall  preserve  thy  going  out  and  thy  coming  in  from 
this  time  forth,  and  even  for  evermore. 


^dfction  27. 

Psalm  XCVII. 
The  I/iRn  reigneth  ;  let  the  earth  rejoice  ; 

Let  the  multitude  of  isles  be  glad  thereof. 
Clouds  and  darkness  are  round  about  him  : 

Righteousness  and  judgment  are   the   habitation  of  his 

throne. 
A  fire  goeth  l)er)re  him, 

And  burneth  up  his  enemies  round  about. 
His  lightnings  enlightened  the  world  : 

The  earth  saw,  and  trembled. 
The  hills  melted  like  wax  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord, 

At  the  presence  of  the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 
The  heavens  declare  his  righteousness, 

And  all  the  people  see  his  glory. 
Confounded  be  all  they  that  serve  graven  images,  that  boast 
themselves  of  idols  ; 

Worship  him,  all  ye  gods. 
Zion  heard,  and  was  glad  ; 

And  the  daughters  of  Judah  rejoiced  because  of  thy  judg- 
ments, O  Lord. 


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THE  PSALTER. 


1  from 


99 


I'or  tlvoii,  Lord,  art  high  above  all  the  earth  : 

'I'hoii  art  exalted  far  above  all  gods. 
Ve  that  love  the  LoRU,  hate  evil : 

He  preserveth  the  souls  of  his  saints ;  he  delivereth  them 

out  of  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 
Light  is  sown  for  the  righteous, 

And  gladness  for  the  upright  in  heart. 
Rejoice  in  the  LoRU,  ye  righteous ; 

And  give  thanks  at  the  remembrance  of  his  holiness. 


of  his 


It  boast 


ly  judg- 


PsalM  XCVIII. 
O  SINC.  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song ;  for  he  hath  done  mar- 
vellous things : 

His  right  hand,  and  his  holy  arm,  hath  gotten  him  the 

victory. 
The  Lord  hath  made  known  his  salvation : 

His  righteousness  hath  he  openly  shewed  in  the  sight  of 

the  heathen. 
He    hath   remembered   his  mercy  and  his  truth  toward,  the 
house  of  Israel : 

All  the  ends  of  the  earth  have  seen  the  salvation  of  our 

God. 
Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth : 

Make  a  loud  noise,  and  rejoice,  and  sing  praise. 
Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  the  harp  ; 

With  the  harp,  and  the  voice  of  a  psalm. 
With  trumpets  and  sound  of  cornet 

Make  a  joyful  noise  before  the  Lord,  the  King. 
Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof; 

The  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 

L.ofC. 


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THE  PSALTER. 


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I<et  the  floods  clap  their  hands : 

Let  the  hills  be  joyful  together  before  the  ]^RD ; 
For  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth  : 

With   righteousness   shall  he   judge   the   world,  and  the 

people  with  equity. 

PSAUI  C. 
Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Djrd,  all  ye  lands. 

Serve  the  Lord  with  gladness  : 
Come  before  his  presence  with  singing. 

Know  ye  that  the  Lord  he  is  God  : 
It  is  he  that  hath  made  us,  and  not  we  ourselves ; 

We  are  his  people,  and  the  sheep  of  his  pasture. 
Enter  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving,  and  into  his  courts  with 
praise ; 

Be  thankful  unto  him,  and  bless  his  name. 
For  the  Lord  is  good  ; 

His  mercy  is  everlasting ;  and  his  truth  endureth  to  all 

generations. 

Selection  28. 

Psalm  CXLV. 

David's  Psalm  of  praise. 

I  WILL  extol  thee,  my  God,  O  King  ; 

And  I  will  bless  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 
Every  day  will  I  bless  thee  ; 

And  I  will  praise  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 
Great  is  the  Lord,  and  gready  to  be  praised  ; 

And  his  greatness  is  unsearchable. 


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One  generation  shall  praise  thy  works  to  another, 

And  shall  declare  thy  mighty  acts. 
I  will  speak  of  the  glorious  honour  of  thy  majesty, 

And  of  thy  wondrous  works. 
And  men  shall  speak  of  the  might  of  thy  teirible  acts  : 

And  I  will  declare  thy  greatness. 
They    shall    abundantly    utter    the    memory    of    thy    great 
goodness, 

And  shall  sing  of  thy  righteousness. 
The  Lord  is  gracious,  and  full  of  compassion  ; 

Slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  mercy. 
The  LoRU  is  good  to  all : 

And  his  tender  mercies  are  over  all  his  works. 
All  thy  works  shall  praise  thee,  O  Lord  ; 

And  thy  saints  shall  bless  thee. 
They  shall  .-peak  of  the  glory  of  thy  kingdom, 

And  talk  of  thy  power ; 
To  make  known  to  the  sons  of  men  his  mighty  acts, 

And  the  glorious  majesty  of  his  kingdom. 
Thy  kingdom  is  an  everlasting  kingdom. 

And  thy  dominion  endureth  throughout  all  generations. 
The  Lord  upholdeth  all  that  fall, 

And  raiseth  up  all  those  that  be  bowed  down. 
The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  thee  ; 

And  thou  givest  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 
Thou  openest  thine  hand. 

And  satisfiest  the  desire  of  every  living  thing. 
The  Lord  is  righteous  in  all  his  ways, 

And  holy  in  all  his  works. 


lOJ 


THE   J'^ALTEK. 


'11k'  I. mud  is  nigh  unto  nil  them  that  c:ill  upon  him, 

To  all  that  call  upon  him  . '  truth. 
He  will  fulfil  the  desire  of  them  that  fear  him  : 

He  also  will  hear  their  cry,  and  will  sa\j  them. 
The  I. OKI)  preserveth  all  them  that  love  him  : 

But  all  the  wicked  will  he  destroy. 
My  mouth  shall  speak  the  praise  of  the  Lord  : 

And  let  all  flesh  bless  his  holy  name  f(jr  ever  and  ever. 


Selection  29. 

Psalm  CXLVl. 

Praise  ye  the  lord. 

Praise  the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 
While  I  live  will  I  praise  the  Lord  : 

I  will  sing  praises  unto  my  God  while  I  have  any  being. 
Put  not  your  trust  in  princes, 

Nor  in  the  son  of  man,  in  whom  there  is  no  help. 
His  breath  goeth  forth,  he  returneth  to  his  earth ; 

In  that  very  day  his  thoughts  perish, 
Happy  is  he  that  nath  the  God  of  Jacob  for  his  help. 

Whose  hope  is  in  the  Lord  his  God : 
Which  made  heaven,  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  therein  is  ; 

Which  keepeth  truth  for  ever  : 
Which  executeth  ju<lgment  for  the  oppressed  : 

Which  giveth  food  to  V'le  hungry. 
The  Lord  looseth  the  prisoners : 

The  Lord  openeth  the  eyes  of  the  blind  : 


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THE   rSALTEK.  IO3 

The:  I-oRO  raiscth  them  that  are  bowed  down: 

'i'he  l.oRi)  lovetli  the  righteous: 
The  I,()ki)  preserveth  the  strangers; 

He  rclieveth  the  fatherless  and  wiilow : 
I'.ut  the  way  of  the  wicked  he  turneth  upside  down. 

The  I, OKU  shall  reign  for  ever, 
I'.ven  thy  Cod,  O  /.ion,  unto  all  generations. 

Praise  yj  llie  Loki'. 

I'SAI.M    CXI.VIII. 

Praise  ye  the  lord,     rraise  ye  the  LoRO  from  the  heavens  : 

Praise  him  in  the  heights. 
Praise  ye  him,  all  his  angels : 

Praise  ye  him,  all  his  hosis. 
Praise  ye  him,  sun  and  moon : 

Praise  him,  all  ye  stars  of  light. 
Praise  him,  ye  heavens  of  heavens, 

And  ye  waters  that  be  above  the  heavens. 
Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  L(jri)  : 

For  he  commanded,  and  they  were  created. 
He  hath  also  stablished  them  for  ever  and  ev^r : 

He  hath  made  a  decree  which  shall  not  pass. 
Praise  the  I,nRn  from  the  earth, 

Ye  dragons,  and  all  deeps  : 
Fire,  and  hail ;  snow,  and  vajiour  ; 

Stormy  wind  fulfilling  his  word  : 
Mountains,  and  all  hills  ; 

Fruitful  trees,  and  all  cedars  : 


104 


THE  PSALTER. 


Beasts,  and  all  cattle  ; 

Creeping  things,  and  flying  fowl : 
Kings  of  the  earth,  and  all  people  ; 

Princes,  and  all  judges  of  the  earth : 
Both  young  men,  and  maiden'^  j 

Old  men,  and  children  : 
Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 

For  his  name  alone  is  excellent ; 
His  glory  is  above  the  earth  and  heaven. 

He  also  exalteth  the  horn  of  his  people,  the  praise  of  all 

his  saints ; 
Even  of  the  children   of  Israel,  a   people  near  unto   him. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


J^electton  30. 

Psalm  CXLVH. 
Praise  ye  the  lord  :  for  it  is  good  to  sing  praises  unto  our 

God , 

For  it  is  pleasant ;  and  praise  is  comely. 

The  Lord  doth  build  up  Jerusalem  : 

He  gathereth  together  the  outcasts  of  Israel. 
He  healeth  the  broken  in  heart, 

And  birdeth  up  their  wounds. 
He  telleth  the  number  of  the  stars  ; 

He  calleth  them  all  by  their  names. 
Great  is  our  Lord,  and  of  great  power  : 

His  understanding  is  infinite. 
The  Lord  lileth  up  the  meek  : 

He  casteth  the  wicked  down  to  the  ground. 


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unto   him. 


THE  PSALTER. 


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Sing  unto  the  I^rd  with  thanksgiving  ; 

Sing  praise  upon  the  harp  unto  our  God  : 
Who  covereth  the  heaven  with  clouds,  who  prepareth  rain  for 
the  earth, 

Who  maketh  grass  to  grow  upon  the  mountains. 
He  giveth  to  the  beast  his  food, 

And  to  the  young  ravens  which  cry. 
He  delighteth  not  in  the  strength  of  the  horse  : 

He  taketh  not  pleasure  in  the  legs  of  a  man. 
The  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  them  that  fear  him, 

In  those  that  hope  in  his  mercy. 
Praise  the  Lord,  O  Jerusalem ; 

Prais*'.  thy  God,  O  Zion. 
For  he  hath  strengthened  the  bars  of  thy  gates ; 

He  hath  blessed  thy  children  within  thee. 
He  maketh  peace  ..   u.y  borders. 

And  filleth  thee  with  the  finest  of  the  wheat. 
He  sendeth  forth  his  commandment  upon  earth  : 

His  word  runneth  very  swiftly. 
He  giveth  snow  like  wool : 

He  scattereth  the  hoar  frost  like  ashes. 
He  casteth  forth  his  ice  like  morsels  : 

Who  can  stand  before  his  cold  ? 
He  sendeth  out  his  word,  and  melteth  them  : 

He  causeth  his  wind  ;>  blow,  and  the  waters  flow. 
He  sheweth  his  word  unto  Ja^'ob, 

His  statutes  and  his  judgments  unto  Israel. 
He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  any  nation  : 

And  as  for  his  judgments,  they  have  not  known  them. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


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Selection  31. 

Psalm  CXXXII. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

Lord,  remember  David, 

And  all  his  afflictions  : 
How  he  sware  unto  the  Lord, 

And  vowed  unto  the  mighty  God  of  Jacob ; 
Sureb'  I  will  not  come  into  the  tabernacle  of  my  house, 

Nor  go  up  into  my  bed  ; 
I  will  not  give  sleep  to  mine  eyes. 

Or  slumber  to  mine  eyelids, 
Until  I  find  out  a  place  for  the  Ix)KD, 

A  habitation  for  the  mighty  God  of  Jacob. 
1.0,  we  heard  of  it  at  Ephratah  : 

We  found  it  in  the  fields  of  the  wood. 
We  will  go  into  his  tabernacles  : 

We  will  worship  at  his  footstool. 
Arise,  O  Lord,  into  thy  rest ; 

Thou,  and  the  ark  of  thy  strength. 
Let  thy  priests  be  clothed  with  righteousness; 

And  let  thy  saints  shout  for  joy. 
For  thy  servant  David's  sake  turn  not  away  the  face  of  thine 
anointed. 

The  Lord  hath  sworn  in  truth  unto  David ;  he  wil'  not 

turn  from  it : 
Of  the  fruit  of  thy  body  will  I  set  upon  thy  throne. 

If  thy  children  will  keep  my  covenant  and  my  testimony 

chat  I  shall  teach  them,  their  children  shall  also  sit  upon 

thy  throne  for  evermore. 


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r//£  PSALTER.  107 

For  the  Lord  hath  chostn  Zion  ; 

He  hath  desired  it  for  his  habitation. 
This  is  my  rest  for  ever : 

Here  will  I  dwell ;  for  I  have  desired  it. 
I  will  abundantly  bless  her  provision : 

I  will  satisfy  her  poor  with  bread. 
1  will  also  clothe  her  priests  with  salvation  : 

And  her  saints  shall  shout  aloud  for  joy. 
There  will  I  make  the  horn  of  David  to  bud  : 

I  have  ordained  a  lamp  for  mine  anointed. 
His  enemies  will  I  clothe  with  shame  : 

But  upon  himself  shall  his  crown  flourish. 

Psalm  CXXH. 

A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

I  WAS  glad  when  they  said  unto  me,  Let  us  go  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

Our  feet  shall  stand  within  thy  gates,  O  Jerusalem. 
Jerusalem  is  builded  as  a  city  that  is  compact  together ;  whither 
the  tribes  go  up. 

The  tribes  of  the  Lord, 
Unto  the  testimony  of  Israel, 

To  give  thanks  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord. 
For  there  are  iet  thrones  of  judgment, 

The  thrones  of  the  house  of  David. 
Pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem  : 

They  shall  prosper  that  love  thee. 
Peace  be  within  thy  walls, 

And  prosperity  v.ithin  thy  palaces. 


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For  my  brethren  and  companions'  sakes,  I  will  now  say,  Peace 
be  within  thee. 

Because  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  our  God  I  will  seek  thy 
good. 

J>eIcctton  32. 

Psalm  II. 

Why  do  the  heathen  rage, 

And  the  people  imagine  a  vain  thing  ? 
rhe  kings  of  the  earth  set  themselves, 

And  the  rulers  take  counsel  together,  against  the  Lord, 

and  against  his  Anointed,  saying, 
Let  us  break  their  bands  asunder. 

And  cast  away  their  cords  from  us. 
He  that  sitteth  in  the  heavens  shall  laugh  : 

The  Lord  shall  have  them  in  derision. 
Then  shall  he  speak  unto  them  in  his  wrath, 

And  vex  them  in  his  sore  displeasure. 
Yet  have  I  set  my  King  upon  my  holy  hill  of  Zion. 

I  will  declare  the  decree  : 
The  Lord  hath  said  unto  me,  Thou  art  my  Son ; 

This  day  have  I  bt  -gotten  thee. 

Ask  of  me,  and  I  shall  give  thee  the  heathen  for  thine  inher- 
itance. 

And  the  uttermost  jjarts  of  the  earth  for  thy  possession. 
Thou  shalt  break  them  with  a  rod  of  iron  ; 

Thou  shalt  dash  them  in  pieces  like  a  potter's  vessel. 
B;,"  wise  now  therefore,  O  ye  kings  : 

Be  instructed,  ye  judges  of  tiie  earth. 


- 


^ 


THE  PSALTER. 


109 


Serve  the  Lord  with  fear, 

And  rejoice  with  trembling. 
Kiss  the  Son,  lest  he  be  angry,  and  ye  perish  from  the  way, 
when  his  wrath  is  kindled  but  a  little. 

Blessed  are  air  they  that  put  their  trust  in  him. 

Psalm  XLV. 

My  heart  is  inditing  a  good  matter :  I  speak  of  the  things 
which  I  have  made  touching  the  King  : 

My  tongue  is  the  pen  of  a  ready  writer. 
Thou  art  fairer  than  the  children  of  men  : 

Grace  is  poured  into  thy  lips :  therefore  God  hath  blessed 

thee  for  ever. 
Gird  thy  sword  upon  thy  thigh,  O  most  Mighty, 

With  thy  glory  and  thy  majesty. 
And  in  thy  majesty  ride  prosperously,  because  of  truth  and 
meekness  and  righteousness ; 

And  thy  right  hand  shall  teach  thee  terrible  things. 
Thine  arrows  are  sharp  in  the  heart  of  the  King's  enemies ; 

Whereby  the  people  fall  under  thee. 
Thy  throne,  O  Goi,  is  for  ever  and  ever : 

The  sceptre  of  thy  kingdom  is  a  right  sceptre. 
Thou  lovest  righteousness,  and  hatest  wickedness  ; 

Therefore  God,  thy  God,  hath  anointed  thee  with  the  oil 

of  gladness  above  thy  fellows. 
All  thy  garments  smell  of  myrrh,  and'  aloes,  and  cassia,  out  of 
the  ivory  palaces. 

Whereby  they  have  made  thee  glad. 
Kings'  daughters  were  among  thy  honourable  women  : 

Upon  thy  right  hand  did  stand  the  queen  in  gold  of  Ophir. 


1  10 


THE  rs ALTER. 


Hearken,  O  daughter,  and  consider,  and  incline  thine  ear  ; 

Forget  also  thine  own  people,  and  thy  father's  house  ; 
So  shall  the  King  greatly  desire  thy  beauty : 

For  he  is  thy  Lord  ;  and  worship  thou  him. 
And  the  daughter  of  Tyre  shall  be  there  with  a  gift ; 

Even  the  rich  among  the  people  shall  entreat  thy  favour. 
The  King's  daughter  is  all  glorious  within  : 

Her  clothing  is  of  wrought  gold. 
She  shall  be  brought  unto  the  King  in  raiment  of  needlework : 

The  virgins    her   companions   that   follow  her   shall   be 

brought  unto  thee. 
With  gladness  and  rejoicing  shall  they  be  brought : 

They  shall  enter  into  the  King's  palace. 
Instead  of  thy  fathers  shall  be  thy  children, 

Whom  thou  mayest  make  princes  in  all  the  earth. 
I  will  make  thy  name  to  be  remembered  in  all  generations : 

Therefore  shall  the  people  praise  thee  for  ever  and  ever. 


Selection  33. 

PsAi-M  xxn. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

My  Cod,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  forsaken  me  ? 

Why  art  thou  so  fai  from  helping  me,  and  from  the  words 

of  my  roaring  ? 
O  my  God,  I  cry  in  the  daytime,  but  thou  hearest  not ; 

And  in  the  night  season,  and  am  not  silent. 
But  thou  art  holy, 

O  thou  that  inhabitest  the  praises  of  Israel. 


THE  rSALTF.R. 


1  1  I 


Our  fathers  trusted  in  thee  : 

They  tnisted,  and  thou  didst  deliver  them. 
They  cried  unto  thee,  and  were  delivered  : 

They  trusted  in  thee,  and  were  not  confounded. 
But  I  am  a  worm,  and  no  man ; 

A  reproach  of  men,  and  despised  of  the  people. 
All  they  that  see  me  laugh  me  to  scorn  : 

'I'hey  shoot  out  the  lip,  they  shake  the  head,  saying, 
He  trusted  on  the  Ix)RU  that  he  would  deliver  him  : 

Let  him  deliver  him,  seeing  he  delighted  in  him. 
But  thou  art  he  that  took  me  out  of  tne  womb : 

Thou  didst  make  me  hope  when  I  was  upon  my  mother's 

breasts. 
I  was  cast  upon  thee  from  the  womb : 

Thou  art  my  God  from  my  mother's  belly. 
Be  not  far  from  me ;  for  trouble  is  near ; 

For  there  is  none  to  help. 
Many  bulls  have  compassed  me  : 

Strong  bulls  of  Bashan  have  beset  me  round. 
They  gaped  upon  me  with  their  mouths. 

As  a  ravening  and  a  roaring  lion. 
I    am   poured   out   like   water,    and   all    my   bones   are   out 
of  joint  : 

My  heart   is   like  wax ;    it    is   melted    in   the   midst  of 

my  bowels. 
My   strength  is  dried  up  like  a  potsherd  ;    and   my  tongue 
cleaveth  to  my  jiws  ; 

And  thou  hast  brought  me  into  the  dust  of  death. 
For  dogs  have  compassed  me  :   the  assembly  of  the  wicked 
have  inclosed  me  : 

They  pierced  my  hands  and  my  feet. 


112 


THE  PSALTER. 


I  may  tell  all  my  bones : 

They  look  and  stare  upon  me. 
They  part  my  garments  among  them, 
And  cast  lots  upon  my  vesture. 
But  be  not  thou  far  from  me,  O  Lord  : 

O  my  strength,  haste  thee  to  help  me. 
Deliver  my  soul  from  the  sword  ; 

My  darling  from  the  power  of  the  dog. 
Save  me  from  the  lion's  mouth  : 

For  thou  hast  heard  me  from  the  horns  of  the  unicorns. 
I  will  declare  thy  name  unto  my  brethren : 

In  the  midst  of  the  congregation  will  I  praise  thee. 
Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  praise  him ;  all  ye  the  seed  of  Jacob, 
glorify  him ; 

And  fear  him,  all  ye  the  seed  of  Israel. 
For  he  hath  not  despised  nor  abhorred  the  affliction  of  the 
afflicted ; 

Neither  hath  he  hid  his  face  from  him;  but  when  he 
cried  unto  him,  he  heard. 
My  praise  shall  be  of  thee  in  the  great  congregation  : 

I  will  pay  my  vows  before  them  that  fear  him. 
The  meek  shall  eat  and  be  satisfied  : 

They  shall  praise  the  Lord  that  seek  him :  your  heart 
shall  live  for  ever. 
All  the   ends  of  the  world   shall   remember   and  turn  unto 
the  Lord: 

And  all  the  kindreds  of  the  nations  shall  worship  before 

thee. 
For  the  kingdom  is  the  Lord's  : 

And  he  is  the  govtn^or  among  the  nations. 


li 


^ 


;oms. 
■  Jacob, 

1  of  the 
?hen  he 


ur  heart 


im  unto 


p  before 


THE  rs ALTER. 


113 


All  they  that  be  fat  upon  earth,  shall  eat  and  worship  : 

All  they  that  go  down  to  the  dust  shall  bow  before  him  : 
and  none  can  keep  alive  his  own  soul. 

A  seed  shall  serve  him  ; 

It  shall  be  accounted  to  the  Lord  for  a  generation. 

They  shall  come,  and  shall  declare  his  righteousness  unto  a 

people  that  shall  be  bom,  that  he  hath  done  this. 


Selection  34. 

Psalm  LXXII. 

A  Psalm  for  Solomon. 

Give  the  king  thy  judgments,  O  God, 

And  thy  righteousness  unto  the  king's  son. 
He  shall  judge  thy  people  with  righteousness, 

And  thy  poor  with  judgment. 
The  mountains  shall  bring  peace  to  the  people 

And  the  little  hills,  by  righteousness. 
He  shall  judge  the  poor  of  the  people. 

He  shall  save  the  children  of  the  needy,  and  shall  break 

in  pieces  the  oppressor. 
They  shall  fear  thee  as  long  as  the  sun  and  moon  endure, 

Throughout  all  generations. 
He  shall  come  down  like  rain  upon  the  mown  grass : 

As  showers  that  water  the  earth. 
In  his  days  shall  the  righteous  flourish  ; 

And  abundance  of  peace  so  long  as  the  moon  endureth. 
He  shall  have  dominion  also  from  sea  to  sea. 

And  from  the  river  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

8 


114 


THE  PSALTER. 


They  that  dwell  in  the  wilderness  shall  bow  before  him  ; 

And  his  enemies  shall  lick  the  dust. 
The  kings  of  Turshi  ,h  antl  of  the  isles  shall  bring  presents  : 

The  kings  of  Sheba  and  Seba  shall  offer  gifts. 
Yea,  all  kings  shall  fall  down  before  him : 

All  nations  shall  serve  him. 
For  he  shall  deliver  the  needy  when  he  crieth ; 

The  poor  also,  and  him  that  hath  no  helper. 
He  shall  spare  the  poor  and  needy. 

And  shall  save  the  souls  of  the  needy. 
He  shall  redeem  their  soul  from  deceit  and  violence  : 

And  precious  shall  their  blood  be  in  his  sight. 
And  he  shall  live. 

And  to  hirn  shall  be  given  of  the  gold  of  Sheba : 
Prayer  also  shall  be  made  for  hun  continually ; 

And  daily  shall  he  be  praised. 
There  shall  be  a  handful  of  corn  in  the  earth  upon  the  top  of 
the  mountains  ;  the  fruit  thereof  shall  shake  like  Lebanon  : 

And  they  of  the  city  shall  flourish  like  grass  of  the  earth. 
His  name  shall  endure  for  ever : 

His  name  shall  be  continued  as  long  as  the  sun : 
,\nd  men  shall  be  blessed  in  him : 

All  nations  shall  call  him  blessed. 
Blessed  be  the  Lord  God,  the  God  of  Israel,  who  only  doeth 
wondrous  things. 

And  blessed  be  his  glorious  name  for  ever :  and  let  the 
whole  earth  be  filled  with  his  glory.     Amen,  and  Amen. 
The  prayers  of  David  the  son  of  Jesse  are  ended. 


I 


THE  PSALTER. 


Selection  35. 


Ill 


s : 


;  top  of 
on : 
;  earth. 


ly  doeth 

i  let  the 
Amen. 


From  I&\iAH  XI..,  XI.II.  atul  IX. 

The  voice  of  him  that  tricth  in  the  wililornesr,,  Prcp-irc  ye 
the  way  of  the  I,()R1>, 

Make  straight  in  the  desert  a  highway  for  our  (lod. 
Every  valley  shall  be  exalted, 

And  every  mountain  and  hii!  shall  be  made  low : 
And  the  crooked  shall  be  made  straight, 

And  the  rough  places  plain  : 
And  the  glory  of  the  Ix)r1)  shall  be  revealed, 

And  all  flesh  shall  see  it  together :  for  the  mouth  of  t'.ie 

Lord  hath  spoken  it. 
The  voice  said,  Cry. 

And  he  said.  What  shall  I  cry? 
All  flesh  is  grass. 

And  all  the  goodliness  thereof  is  as  the   flower  of  the 

field  : 
The  grass  withereth,  the  flower  fadeth ;  because  the  spirit  of 
the  L(JRD  bloweth  upon  it : 

Surely  the  people  is  grass. 
The  grass  withereth,  the  flower  fadeth  : 

But  the  word  of  our  God  shall  stand  for  ever. 
O  Zion,  that  bringest  good  tidings,  get  thee  up  into  the  higli 
mountain  ; 

O  Jerusalem,  that  bringest  good  tidingi,  lift  up  thy  voice 

with  strength  ; 
Lift  it  up,  be  not  afraid  ; 

Say  unto  the  cities  of  Judah,  Behold  your  God  ! 


t 


Il6 


THE  PSALTER. 


Dchold,  the  Lord  Cod  will  come  with  strong  hand,  and  his 
arm  sliall  rule  for  him  : 

Mehold,  his  reward  is  with  him,  and  his  work  before  him. 
He  shall  feed  his  flock  like  a  shepherd  : 

He  shall  gather  the  lambs  with  his  arm,  and  carry  them 

in  his  bosom,  and  shall  gently  lead  those  that  are  with 

young. 


Behold  my  servant,  whom  I  uphold  ; 

Mine  elect,  in  whom  my  soul  delighteth ; 
I  have  put  my  spirit  upon  him : 

He  shall  bring  forth  judgment  to  the  Gentiles. 
He  shall  not  cry,  nor  lift  up. 

Nor  cause  his  voice  to  be  heard  in  the  street. 
A  uruised  reed  shall  he  not  break,  and  the  smoking  flax  shall 
he  not  quench  : 

He  shall  bring  forth  judgment  unto  truth. 
He  shall  not  fail  nor  be  discouraged,  till  he  have  set  judgment 
in  the  earth : 

And  the  isles  shall  wait  for  his  law. 
Thus  saith  God  the  I/jrd, 

He  that  created  the  heavens,  and  stretched  thcin  out ; 
He  that  spread  forth  the  earth,  and  that  which  comelh  out 
of  it ; 

He  that  giveth  breath  unto  the  people  upon  it,  and  spirit 
to  them  that  walk  therein  : 
1  the  Lord  have  called  thee  in  righteousness, 

And  will  hold  thine  band. 
And  will  keep  thee, 

And  give  thee  for  a  covenant  of  the.  people. 


THE  rSALTEK. 


117 


d  his 
him. 

them 
2  with 


X  shall 


Igment 


mt ; 
:lh  out 

d  spirit 


For  a  light  of  the  Gentiles ; 

To  open  the  blind  eyes, 
To  bring  out  the  prisoners  from  the  prison, 

And  them  that  sit  in  darkness  out  of  the  prison  house. 
I  am  the  1/)KI)  ; 

That  is  my  name  : 
And  my  glory  will  I  not  give  to  another. 

Neither  my  praise  to  graven  images. 
Behold,  the  former  things  are  come  to  pass,  and  new  things 
do  I  declare  : 

Before  they  spring  forth  I  tell  you  of  tlicm. 
Sing  unto  the  liORD  a  new  song. 

And  his  praise  from  the  end  of  the  earth. 
Ye  that  go  down  to  the  sea,  and  all  that  is  therein ; 

The  isles,  and  the  inhabitants. 

•  • 

For  unto  us  a  child  is  born, 

Unto  us  a  son  is  given  : 
And  the  government  shall  be  upon  his  shoulder  : 

And  his  name  shall  be  called  Wonderful,  Counsellor,  The 

mighty  God,  The  everlasting  Father,  The  Prince  of  Peace. 
Of  the  increase  of  his  government  and  peace  there  shall  be  no 
end, 

Upon  the  throne  of  David,  and  upon  his  kingdom, 
To  order  it,  and  to  establish  it  with  judgment  and  with  justice 
from  henceforth  even  for  ever. 

The  zeal  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  will  perform  this. 


ii8 


THE  PSALTER 


^election  36. 

From  Isaiah  LXI.  and  XLV. 

The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  Gou  is  upon  me ;  because  the  Lord 
hath  anointed  me  to  preach  good  tidings  unto  the  meek ; 

He  hath  sent  me  to  bind  up  the  brokenhearted, 
To  proclaim  liberty  to  the  captives, 

And  the  opening  of  the  prison  to  them  that  are  bound  ; 
To  proclaim  the  acceptable  year  of  the  Lord, 

And  the  day  of  vengeance  of  our  God  ; 
To  comfort  all  that  mourn  ; 

To  appoint  unto  them  that  mourn  in  Zion,  to  give  unto 

them  beauty  for  ashes, 
T!  "  oil  of  joy  for  mourning, 

The  garment  of  praise  for  the  spirit  of  heaviness  ; 
That  they  might  be  called  Trees  of  righteousness, 

The  planting  of  the  Ix)RD,  that  he  might  be  glorified. 
.■•••'* 

Ho,  every  one  that  thirsteth,  come  ye  to  the  waters,  and  he 

that  hath  no  money ;  come  ye,  buy,  and  eat .; 

Yea,  come,  buy  wine  and  milk  without  money  and  with- 
out price. 

Wherefore  do  ye  spend  money  for  that  which  is  not  bread? 
And  your  labour  for  that  which  satisfieth  not  ? 

Hearken  diligently  unto  me,  and  eat  ye  that  which  is  good, 
And  let  your  soul  delight  itself  in  fatness. 

Incline  your  ear,  and  come  unto  me  : 
Hear,  and  your  soul  shall  live  ; 


THE    PSALTER. 


119 


e  the  Lord 
Tieek; 

1, 

e  bound ; 


)  give  unto 

;ss; 
lorified. 

ters,  and  he 
z-y  and  with- 
)t  bread? 
I  is  good, 


And  I  will  make  an  everlasting  covenant  with  you, 

Even  the  sure  mercies  of  David. 
Behold,  I  have  given  him  for  a  witness  to  the  people, 

A  leader  and  commander  to  the  people. 
Behold,  thou  shalt  call  a  nation  that  thou  knowest  not, 

And  nations  that  knew  not  thee  shall  run  unto  thee, 
Because  of  the   Lord  thy  God,  and   for  the    Holy  One  of 
Israel ; 

For  he  hath  glorified  thee. 
Seek  ye  the  Lord  while  he  may  be  found, 

Call  ye  upon  him  while  he  is  ne?T : 
Let  the  wicked  forsake  his  way, 

And  the  unrighteous  man  his  thoughts  : 
And  let  him  return  unto  the  Lord,  and  he  will  have  mercy 
upon  him ; 

And  to  our  God,  for  he  will  abundantly  pardon. 
For  my  thoughts  are  not  your  thoughts. 

Neither  are  your  ways  my  ways,  saith  the  Lord. 
For  as  the  heavens  are  higher  than  the  earth,  so  are  my  ways 
higher  than  your  ways, 

And  my  thoughts  than  your  thoughts. 
For  as  the  rain  cometh  down, 

And  the  snow  from  heaven, 
And  returneth  not  thither,  but  watereth  the  earth. 

And  maketh  it  bring  forth  and  bud. 
That  it  may  give  seed  to  the  sower. 

And  bread  to  the  eater : 
So  shall  my  word  be  that  goeth  forth  out  of  my  mouth  : 

It  shall  not  return  unto  me  void, 


I20 


THE    PSALTER. 


But  it  shall  accomplish  that  which  I  please, 

And  it  shall  prosper  in  the  thing  whereto  I  sent  it. 
For  ye  shall  go  out  with  joy, 

And  be  led  forth  with  peace : 
Tht  mountains  and  the  hills  shall  break  forth  before  you  into 
singing, 

And  all  the  trees  of  the  field  shall  clap  their  hands. 
Instead  of  the  thorn  shall  come  up  the  fir  tree, 

And  instead  of  the  brier  shall  come  up  the  myrtle  tree  : 
And  it  shall  be  to  the  Ix)RD  for  a  name. 

For  an  everlasting  sign  that  shall  not  be  cut  off. 


J^clcctiun  37. 

Isaiah  LIII. 

Who  hath  believed  our  report  ? 

And  to  whom  is  the  arm  of  the  Ix)RD  revealed  ? 
For  he  shall  grow  up  before  him  as  a  tender  plant. 

And  as  a  root  out  of  a  dry  ground  : 
He  hath  no  form  nor  comeliness ; 

And  when  we  shall  see  him,  there  is  no  beauty  that  we 

should  desire  him. 
He  is  despised  and  rejected  of  men  ; 

A  man  of  sorrows,  and  acquainted  with  grief : 
And  we  hid  as  it  were  our  faces  from  him ; 

He  was  despised,  and  we  esteemed  him  not. 
Surely  he  hath  borne  our  griefs,  and  carried  our  sorrows  : 

Yet  we  did  esteem  him  stricken,  smitten  of  God,  and 

afflicted. 
But  he  was  wounded  for  our  transgressiorb, 

He  was  bruised  for  our  iniquities  : 


THE  PSALTER. 


121 


U  into 


ee : 


iiat  we 


d,  and 


The  chastisement  of  our  peace  was  upon  him ; 

And  with  his  stripes  we  are  healed. 
All  we  like  sheep  have  gone  astray ; 

We  have  turned  every  one  to  his  own  way ; 
And  the  Lord  hath  laid  on  him  the  iriquity  of  us  all. 

He  was  oppressed,  and  he  was  afflicted,  yet  he  opened 
not  his  mouth : 
He  is  brought  as  a  lamb  to  the  slaughter, 

And  as  a  sheep  before  her  shearers  i";  dumb,  so  he  open- 
eth  not  his  mouth. 
He  was  taken  from  prison  and  from  judgment : 

And  who  shall  declare  his  generation? 
For  he  was  cut  off  ou*  of  the  land  of  the  living  : 

For  the  transgression  of  my  people  was  he  stricken. 
And  he  made  his  grave  with  the  wicked, 

And  with  the  rich  in  his  death ; 
Because  he  had  done  no  violence, 

Neither  was  any  deceit  in  his  mouth. 
Yet  it  pleased  the  Lord  to  bruise  him  ; 

He  hath  put  him  to  grief: 
When  thou  shalt  make  his  soul  an  offering  for  sin,  he  shall  see 
his  seed,  he  shall  prolong  his  days. 

And  the  pleasure  of  the  Lord  shall  prosper  in  his  hand. 
He  shall  see  :''  the  travail  of  his  soul,  and  shall  be  satisfied  : 
By  his  knowledge  shall  my  righteous  servant  justify  many ; 
for  he  shall  ber.r  their  iniquities. 
Therefore  will  I  divide  him  a  portion  with  the  great, 

And  he  shall  divide  the  spoil  with  the  strong ; 
Because  he  hath  poured  out  his  soul  unto  death  : 

And  he  was  numbered  with  the  transgressors  ; 
And  he  bare  the  sin  of  many, 

And  made  intercession  for  the  transgressors. 


122 


-j^;V*^i>^»^  q*»V^fi'~  -I. 


T 


THE  rS ALTER. 


J»dectton  38. 

^/v/«  I  Cor.  XV. 

But  now  is  Christ  risen  from  the  dead, 

And  become  the  firstfruits  of  them  that  slept. 
For  since  by  man  came  death, 

By  man  came  also  the  resurrection  of  the  dead. 
For  as  in  Adam  all  die, 

Even  so  in  Christ  shall  all  be  made  alive. 
But  every  man  in  his  own  order  :  Christ  the  firstfruits ; 

Afterward  they  that  are  Christ's  at  his  coming. 
But  some  man  will  say.  How  are  the  dead  raised  up? 

And  with  what  body  do  they  come  ? 
Thou  fool,  that  which  thou  sowest  is  not  quickened,  except 
it  die  : 

And  that  which  thou  sowest,  tiiou  sowest  not  that  body 

that  shall  be,  but  bare  grain,  it  may  chance  of  wHeat,  jr 

of  some  other  grain  : 
But  God  giveth  it  a  body  as  it  hath  pleased  him. 

And  to  every  seed  his  own  body. 
All  flesh  is  not  the  same  flesh  : 

But  there  is  one  kind  of  flesh  of  men,  another  flesh  of 

beasts,  another  of  fishes,  and  another  of  birds. 
There  are  also  celestial  bodies,  and  bodies  terrestrial : 

But  the  glory  ni  ihe  celestial  is  one,  .  nd  the  glory  of  the 

terrestrial  is  another. 
There  '"  one  glory  of  the  sun,  and  another  glory  of  the  moon, 
and  another  glory  of  the  stars  ; 

For  one  star  difiereth  from  another  star  in  glory. 


except 

t  body 
eat,  3r 


esh  of 

of  the 
moon, 


THE   rSALTKK.  1 23 

So   also    is   the    resunection   of   the   dead.     It    is    sown    in 
corniption, 

It  is  raised  in  incorruption  : 
It  is  sown  in  dishonour, 

It  is  raised  in  glory : 
It  is  sown  in  weakness. 

It  is  raised  in  power  : 
It  is  sown  a  natural  body. 

It  is  raised  a  spiritual  body. 
There  is  a  natural  body. 

And  there  is  a  spiritual  body. 
And  so  it  is  written,  The  fint  man  Adam  was  made  a  living  soul : 

The  last  Adam  was  made  a  quickening  spirit. 
Howbeit  that  was  not  first  which  is  spiritual,  but  that  which 
is  natural ; 

And  afterward  that  which  is  spiritual. 
The  'irst  man  is  of  the  earth,  earthy  : 

The  second  man  is  the  Lord  from  heaven. 

As  is  the  earthy,  such  are  they  also  that  are  earthy : 

And  as  is  the  heavenly,  such  are  *hey  also  that  are  heavenly. 

And  as  we  have  borne  the  image  of  the  earthy. 

We  shall  also  bear  the  image  of  the  heavenly. 
Now  this  I  say,  brethren,  that  flesh  and  blood  cannot  inherit 
the  kingdom  of  God ; 

Neither  doth  corruption  inherit  incorruption. 
Behold,  I  shew  you  a  mystery ;  we  shall  not  ail  sleep, 

But  we  shall  all  be  changed, 
In  a  moment,  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye,  at  the  last  trump : 

For  the  trumpet  shall  ''ound,  and  the  dead  shall  be  raised 

incorruptible,  and  we  shall  be  changed. 


I 


r-.-.-rtMWSg^^M^^** 


124 


THE  PSALTER. 


For  this  corruptible  must  put  on  incorruption, 

Ami  this  mortal  must  put  o'    immortality. 
So  when  this  corruptible  shall  have  put  on  incorruption,  and 
this  mortal  shall  have  put  on  immortality, 

Then  shall  be  brought  to  pass  the  saying  that  is  written, 

Death  is  swalloweil  up  in  victory. 
O  death,  where  is  thy  sting? 

O  grave,  where  is  thy  victory? 
The    sting    of  death    is    sin;    and    the    strength    of   sin    is 

the  law. 

But    thanks    be   to  God,  which   giveth  us    the   victory 
through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 


■iii«l 


;ion,  and 
written, 


INDEX    TO    PSALTER. 


if   sin    is 
:    victory 


Psalm. 

Selection. 

Page 

1. 

I 

49 

U. 

32 

108 

VIM. 

M 

73 

XV. 

1 

49 

XVI. 

14 

74 

XIX. 

'y 

S' 

XXII. 

33 

no 

XXIII. 

22 

90 

XXIV. 

1 

5° 

XXV. 

4 

54 

XVII. 

16 

77 

XXIX. 

24 

93 

XXX. 

6 

S8 

XXXII. 

7 

60 

XXXIII. 

19 

83 

XXXIV. 

S 

56 

XXXVII. 

iS 

80 

XXXIX. 

20 

86 

XI.. 

10 

65 

XLII. 

13 

71 

XLV. 

32 

log 

XLVI. 

13 

7' 

LI. 

9 

(>3 

LXt. 

7 

60 

LXII. 

23 

90 

LXIII. 

26 

96 

LXV. 

24 

92 

LXVII. 

23 

9« 

I.XXII. 

34 

"3 

IJCXXIV. 

22 

89 

Psalm. 

Selection. 

Pai.i 

LXXXV. 

6 

59 

LXXXVI. 

'S 

75 

xc. 

20 

84 

XCI. 

21 

87 

XCII. 

17 

78 

XCIII. 

17 

80 

XCVII. 

27 

98 

XCVIII. 

27 

99 

c. 

27 

100 

cm. 

II 

67 

CIV. 

25 

94 

CXVI. 

12 

69 

CXIX. 

3 

52 

CXXI. 

26 

97 

CXXII. 

3' 

107 

CXXX. 

12 

6q 

CXXXII. 

3' 

106 

CXXXVIII. 

16 

76 

CX.XXIX. 

8 

62 

CXLV. 

28 

100 

CXLVI. 

29 

102 

CXLVII. 

30 

104 

CXLVIII. 

29 

103 

Isaiah. 

IX.',  XL.,  XUI. 

35 

"5 

XLV.,  LXI. 

36 

iiS 

Lin. 

37 

120 

I  Cor 

XV. 

38 

122 

tl)t  Conduct  of  WLot0p, 


I 


Paul,  in  his  counsel  to  the  Corinthian  Church  on  the  con- 
duct of  their  worship,  said,  "  Let  all  things  be  done  decently  and 
in  order."  These  suggestions  are  ventured  in  further  explanation 
of  some  of  the  foregoing  provisions,  and  also  with  the  hope  that 
the  character  of  the  outer  expression  may  stimulate  and  deepen 
the  inner  devotion  of  "  all  the  people." 

1.  This  is  distinctively  the  people's  worship.  The  minister's 
function  in  public  worship  should  be  made  as  impersonal  as  pos- 
sible. His  own  personality  has  sufficient  scope  in  the  sermon, 
where  he  exercises  his  peculiar  function  of  teacher. 

2.  While  worship  should  not  be  hurried,  it  loses  quite  as  much 
if  it  is  allowed  to  diag.  Continued  movement  concentrates  atten- 
tion ;  meaningless  pauses  scatter  attention.  The  beginning  should 
always  be  prompt.  There  should  be  a  quick  and  spirited  articula- 
tion of  part  to  part.  Time  should  bt  regarded  from  beginning  to 
end.  Hymn  reading  by  the  minister  (a  survival  of  the  day  when 
hymn-books  were  few)  may  sensibly  be  discontinued,  except  in 
special  cases,  as  it  long  lias  been  in  the  prayer-meeting.  Choir 
selections  should  be  kept  short.  With  no  undue  haste,  either  of 
the  foregoing  services  may  be  gone  tlirough  in  thirty  minutes; 
forty  mi-  -ites  should  be  the  outside  limit. 

3.  All  the  people  should  join  with  heart  and  voice  in  the  parts  set 
for  the  people.  Each  should  set  the  examnle  of  heartiness.  The 
minister,  by  his  own  promptness  of  speech  in  the  responsive  parts, 
may  stimulate  a  like  eagerness  in  the  responses  of  the  people,  /.if 
all  the  people  sins^.  Let  the  people  remember  they  are  in  God's 
house  to  worship.  The  devotional  attitude  in  prayer  cannot  be 
neglected  without  hazard  to  concentration  of  thought.  The  prac- 
tice of  silent  prayer,  individual  as  well  as  general,  may  well  be 
cultivated.     The  extemporaneous  prayer  of  the  minister  is  only 


THE   CONDUCT  OF   HOKSHIP. 


•  2; 


the  general  prayer  of  the  people,  expressed  by  him  as  their 
spokesman.  Let  the  people  endorse  and  accept  it  as  their  own, 
by  saying  heartily  the  Scriptural  amen  at  the  close  of  the  Scrip- 
tural doxology  with  which  the  minister  may  conclude  it. 

4.  The  use  of  Chants  is  commended,  both  for  the  congregation 
and  the  choir,  because  of  their  superiority  as  a  medium  of  devo- 
tion. They  are  always  stately  and  never  disappointing.  They 
give  special  regard  to  the  words ;  choirs  cannot  make  them  unin- 
telligible to  the  people.  Any  average  congregation  can  master  the 
simple  music  after  i  very  litde  practice.  When  once  mastered, 
the  Chant  becomes  a  favorite.  It  may  be  suggested,  as  the  result 
of  a  long  experience  with  Chants  by  the  congregation,  tiiat  at  tlie 
point  in  the  order  called  "  a  Hymn  of  Praise,"  one  of  the  stated 
Chants  can  b".  used  with  enjoyment  as  often  as  each  alternate 
Sunday:  in  some  congregations,  oftener.  It  will  not  be  out  of 
place  here  to  name  Llie  Rev.  Charles  L.  Hutchins's  "  Book  of 
Chants  "as  an  excellent  collection  for  the  use  of  choirs.  In  this 
connection,  it  is  well  to  remind  those  contemplating  the  adoption 
of  this  service,-  that  it  has  been  carefully  adapted  to  the  powers  of 
the  most  ordinary  choir.  Indeed,  the  usual  "anthem"  may  be  en- 
tirely omitted,  and  the  choir  still  have  an  abundance  of  attractive 
•hough  not  difficult  work. 


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